Way back when...

...while I was President of the Young Democrats of Washington, one of the highlights was the presence of Brock Adams attending our state convention, where we became the first party organization to endorse his campaign for the US Senate. Over beers after the meetings adjourned, Adams was asked how he was going to defeat the apparently formidable Slade Gorton, who had never lost a statewide election.  Simple, said the future Senator.  He could beat Slade because "Even his friends don't like him."

Sounds like Mitt's got the same problem.

I'm biased…

…because it grants my wish and lets me keep my own personal Congressman, but the Gorton/Ceis Congressional redistricting map looks pretty good to me.

Mr. Lonely?

During his US Senate run against Slade Gorton, I asked the late Brock Adams why he seemed so confident about his chances against all the advantages of incumbency. "Shaun," he told me "I'm going to beat him because even his friends don't like him." I imagine Dave Reichert knows just how that feels. Via Goldy...

A hotly contested Republican seat on the House Appropriations Committee will go to Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama, rebuffing a desperate plea from a cash-starved Rep. Dave Reichert that “I need a seat now.”

What he needs is a career counselor.