How many videos do the Democrats have to make showing yet another Dino Rossi event that is closed to the public? At least one more.

That's right folks, the ballot measure that you thought you turned down is reappearing this year, because the people who brought you last year's package have heard your concerns and cut out both the roads and anything south of Seattle.

Only Rossi himself gets to decide what issues are important, and what questions are worth answering. It looks like Rossi doesn't want to serve the public at all - he only wants to serve himself. Last time we checked, serving yourself and ignoring the people is not a very solid platform when you're running for governor.

Dino Rossi is up in the polls, and Darcy Burner had a great fundraising quarter, making them two of this week's winners. Find out who else made the list of Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

Washington is trade-dependent, yet the strongest epithet a campaign can level is that opponents’ money comes from out-of-state? We should get over our provincialism and take that money all the way to the in-state bank.

But bleach works too. Here's a quick, chemically stripped update on the status of political transparency in Washington state.

Rossi says he’s ahead. Pretty soon Gregoire will say she’s ahead. And they’ll go back and forth with all the excitement of a four-month photo finish. We’ll keep an eye on the aggregate and assume that polls, like politicians, are notoriously inaccurate.

Letting Tim Eyman dictate state policy, the Governor toes the "no new taxes" line and leaves the state budget about as stable as a two-legged stool.

Because we expect to be stuck in traffic for at least a few more years, here are a few rules of the road. Helpful hints to make the commute a little easier. At least until we get both a light rail and more roads.

The top two lawyers threaten that the litigation isn’t over; the state is moving forward with the top-two primary as planned. If this keeps up, only the top two voters will actually turn out.