It's time...

...OK, maybe a little past time, to make it official. Upper Left (that is, yours truly) endorses of Darcy Burner for US Representative from WA-08.

The Republican incumbent, Dave Reichert, would like to be thought of as an independent minded sort, but he toes the GOP leadership line 97% of the time. Not all that surprising, I suppose, for someone who took $20,000 from deposed Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. Darcy's shown her willingness to talk about that record straight up, and to draw strong distinctions.

There's still time to get in on the reception honoring Darcy and hosted by Congressmen Brian Baird, Norm Dicks, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Jim McDermott (AKA my own personal Congressman) and Adam Smith. It's a bit pricy, with suggested contributions running from $200 up, but with that kind of lineup, it's going to be a special night. You can get all the details here.

If that's a bit rich for your blood, but you have a couple dollars you could throw at a truly deserving candidate in a race we could actually win, I've set up an ActBlue page for Upper Left, which for now is completely devoted to putting some money in the bank for Darcy Burner. If you're one of those who would like to see the netroots get more attention, this is a great way to give to a great candidate.

Chris Bowers examined this race and concluded "...○ the only thing that is separating this one from becoming top-tier is money."

Help make this one top-tier.