Taxes

In the theater of politics, expedient and easy trumps realistic and necessary. That's why no one - especially not Governor Chris Gregoire - will be advocating for a Washington income tax anytime soon.

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.

He's in favor of taxing citizens to save the Sonics, but was against it when it was the Seahawks who needed a new stadium.

He says he'll fix traffic and transportaton, but won't tell you how. He waited until after the public vote on Proposition 1 to take a position.