Friday Flashback.

Five years ago on Upper Left…

Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie was in town last week, pinning high hopes on the state of Washington according to The Stranger.

"Washington is a priority for Republicans in the 2004 elections, Gillespie said, describing the state as "ground zero" in the party's efforts to maintain control of the U.S. Senate, expand its governorships, and reelect President Bush in 2004."

Ah, the heady days of the 'permanent Republican majority.'

(Of course, we held the Senate seat and the Governor's mansion and delivered the upper left for John Kerry.)