Sheriff Bart

I went to a meet-n-greet last night. Boatloads of shrimp cocktail and other finger food. It was to introduce Sheriff Bart to Bellingham. They had a great fruit tray and several types of sandwiches. Dexter was there, and they had those little pickled asparagus spears wrapped in ham and cream cheese. Geri Hawn was there as well. The shrimp cocktail was really good.

Okay, I’m kiding......maybe. Sheriff Bart is running for the second congressional seat in Washington State against Rick Larsen. He was the Sheriff of Snohomish County when Larsen was on the County Counsel, so he knows his opponent well. The fact that Larsen claims to be a moderate but votes like an ultraliberal is no surprise to Sheriff Bart. Now the Snohomish County Sheriff that has been retired by term limits has his hat in the Congressional ring. His main point is that people have good reason not to trust congress. They spend like drunken sailors, (having been one of those, I know of what he speaks), they do nothing to solve real problems while arguing for hours over things like steroids in Major League Baseball. Sheriff Bart shows some real promise and plans to visit Whatcom County often in the coming months.

So how important is it that we support Sheriff Bart? His opponent has bottomless pockets. Those special interests that he has blessed with substantial tax payer dollars through earmarks, (which he brags about), want to keep him in position to give them more. His opponent worships at Speaker Pelosi’s feet, he's one of the most liberal congressmen in Washington. The second congressional district is not liberal and is not represented by Rick Larsen. That’s why I wrote a check to help get Sheriff Bart started. I don’t have a lot of money, compared to my normal situation I’m broke, but something needs to be done and no one who cares should sit on the sidelines.

I mentioned before, Geri Hawn was there also. Who’s Geri Hawn you ask. He’s running against the truly moderate State Representative from the 42nd district, Kelli Linville. The problem with Representative Linville is that she has little effect, and insures the liberal majority. Geri Hawn is a real sharp guy, he teaches at Western ( he has an MBA), drills with the Navy Reserve and is a renowned management consultant. He offers some true business savvy to Olympia, and will work well with our next Governor, who I will not mention by name but, his initials are Dino. Geri is having a golf tournament up at Homestead in Lynden May 30th.

Finally I talked to Dexter about all things bloggy, who we read, what we want to accomplish and why we care. It was a lovely evening, I highly recommend you attend such things if you get the chance.