Patricia Herbold gives smirk $100,000 gets Singapore ambassador

appointment.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/2002377368_ambassador13m.html


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Yesterday, President Bush rewarded Patricia Herbold, GOP donor and former chairwoman of the King County Republican Party, with the Singapore slot.

Herbold, of Bellevue, has earned recognition by the Republican National Committee and the White House for her political successes in the Seattle area, and the more than $100,000 she has contributed to the GOP in recent years.

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Though she did not deliver the state to Bush in last year's presidential race, "you have to look at it as a bigger picture," Marzolf said. She was a key factor in U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert's win last year in the 8th Congressional District, which includes Bellevue and Auburn, and Rob McKenna's victory as state attorney general, Marzolf said. The GOP had not held the attorney general's office in 12 years.

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Her husband, Robert "Bob" Herbold, is also a player in GOP circles. He retired recently as chief operating officer of Microsoft and has been on White House technology task forces. He was urged to run for governor by state Republicans last year before Dino Rossi took on the challenge.
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are the people of Singapore thrilled?

upper management and people involved in team ownership, either because he owed them from his days with the rangers or because he wants to be in their good graces for his post-presidency.