Seattle: No room at Bush's table for area's poor and hungry

Robert Jamieson writes some fine reporting and opinion pieces on local issues in Western Washington for the Seattle P-I. After Will Pitt last night, speaking courtesy of Elliot Bay Books, this article just strikes home.

Some excerpts below:


Mr. President, welcome to our Washington. The Evergreen State.

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Some locals were so eager to shake your hand, express thoughts about the economy, share views on the war. Apparently they weren't important enough to get on your itinerary, which rotates around this axis of evil -- big money and re-election politics.

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Average people can't afford two thousand bucks to meet you for lunch and speak their mind.

But they can stick a fork in you come Election Day.

Link:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/136225_robert22.html

That was beautiful. Thanks for the link to a very good article.