Reichert wants Ways and Means seat

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Reichert wants Ways and Means seat

He has won three bruising election battles in a Democratic-trending district, and Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., is now seeking to move up in the world of Capitol Hill - the Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill.

Reichert is out to capture a seat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, which served as political base to his predecessor, the late Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash.

If successful, the three-term congressman would join three Democratic colleagues in holding a seat of financial power in the capital.

Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., chair subcommittees on the Senate and House Appropriations Committees. With the power of purse strings, they belong to what's known in Congress as the "college of cardinals" - an amusing designation since Murray is a woman, and Dicks is a Lutheran.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was given a seat on the Senate Finance Committee after winning reelection in 2006. Another Westerner, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairs the finance panel.

A Ways & Means seat for Reichert would likely cement his alliance with a local institution that has promoted his political fortunes on both its news and editorial pages - The Seattle Times. Dunn made a cause out of repealing the inheritance tax, or "death tax" as she called it, which has been a major goal of the Blethen Family who own a bare majority stake in Fairview Fannie.

In a year filled with Democratic triumphs, Reichert expanded to more than 20,000 votes his margin of victory over two-time Democratic challenger Darcy Burner. The former King County Sheriff has been a target of Democrats in 2004, 2006 and 2008 -- and has come on in the stretch to win all three races.

Reichert, who represents East side suburbs in King and Pierce Counties, is the lone Republican congressman from Western Washington.

The 8th District has given healthy majorities to Democratic presidential candidates Al Gore, John Kerry and Barack Obama.

Posted by at December 1, 2008 1:09 p.m.
Categories: Burner/Reichert race, Democrats, Republicans, Seattle politics

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#223158

Posted by buddhabrad at 12/1/08 1:40 p.m.

Dave can have nothing and like it.

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#223169

Posted by Cameron08 at 12/1/08 1:57 p.m.

"Another Northwesterner, Sen.Max Baucus, D-Wash.," Who died and made Sen. Max Baucus the Senator from Washington (which I believe is abreviated WA )? Has Max Baucus left Montana? Joel Connelly, time to go. How long have you been making political commentary here in Washington? Do you not know who your U.S. Senators are? Maybe you should ask you illegally voting house guests from the Island.

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#223172

Posted by unregistered user at 12/1/08 2:00 p.m.

You guys missed Jim McDermott in your list of financially powerful Washingtonians. He's 4th-ranking Dem on Ways and Means.

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#223202

Posted by PastorRodFlash at 12/1/08 2:53 p.m.

Cameron08 observes, 'Sen.Max Baucus, D-Wash.,' [. . .] from Washington (which I believe is abreviated WA)?

Ouch. You abbreviated "abbreviated" as abreviated, which is too doggone abbreviated.

You are correct on abbreviating Washington as WA - [u]if you're sending USPS correspondence[/u]. In all other contexts, the state is abbreviated correctly as Wash. and incorrectly as WA.

But in a country where the ostensible leader says "newkewlar," let us not cavil.

Best wishes for Joyous Holidays and a Happy New Year!

In the context

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#223211

Posted by Cameron08 at 12/1/08 3:11 p.m.

So Pastor which is worse? Not knowing who your Senators are as a professional political commentator or a spelling error?

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#223221

Posted by rbob at 12/1/08 3:31 p.m.

Gosh Pastor, is there a Book of Abbreviations in your Bible? In my world, the 2 letter postal version has supplanted the longer and clunkier ones you favor. If I going to go to the trouble to type Ore. I might as well type Oregon. What does it save?

At least I still type "you" and "your." I fear they too are headed for UR dustbin.

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#223227

Posted by rbob at 12/1/08 3:42 p.m.

The longer versions would be favored by writers working toward a word quota. They also look nicer in some sentences. Also, here's the 'm that's missing from the above post. My meaning suffered not from it's absence but my sense of propriety did.

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#223239

Posted by unregistered user at 12/1/08 4:08 p.m.

The longer versions are appropriate to the associated press (a.p.) writing style that all newspapers adhere to.

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#223250

Posted by 4623yt at 12/1/08 4:18 p.m.

U mrns. Plz rd pst 1 n thn kp quy8.

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#223318

Posted by PastorRodFlash at 12/1/08 7:34 p.m.

I make enuff errors in my posts I generally ignore typos composed by others.

But Cameron08 entered the j'accuse fray when, in knocking the use of "Wash." instead of "WA," and then misspelled "abbreviation."

Talk about a "this stuff writes itself" moment.

Of course, no one actually kares. Jeez, don't have cittens over it.

But best wishes for Joyous Holidays and a Happy New Year!

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#223329

Posted by 4623yt at 12/1/08 8:07 p.m.

my comment certainly wasn't directed at you, prf.

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#224518

Posted by unregistered user at 12/3/08 6:18 p.m.

Seriously, you missed McDermott? Or is this another backhanded attempt at making fun of him. I'm sure that you'll make up some "congressman for life" jab, even though there are other members from this state who have served longer.

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