Republican Steve Beren, who lost to Rep. Jim McDermott in the 2006 7th District race and is challening him again this time around, has called for McDermott to step down as a result of today's legal ruling that requires he pay over $1M in legal fees and fines to Rep. John Boehner. Beren's statement is below.
"Only somebody as dumb as Gregoire would endorse it."
- Dr. Matt Manweller, a political science professor at Central Washington University, during a confrontation with Democratic Party volunteers who were protesting against Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi's opposition to the state's current minimum wage policy, which increases the wage level with inflation every year.