Greetings folks,

I will be posting some entries here at Sound Politics on a somewhat frequent (or infrequent) basis.
About two weeks ago I asked Stefan, during the KCGOP picnic, if I could contribute some entries. I can't thank him enough for saying yes.
Now that I've got the keys to the family station, so to speak, I can say that I'm really excited to be writing here. I can't wait to see how many horses are under the hood of this Ford Country Squire and to see how it handles on the "Deadman's Curve" that is the local political scene.

A little about myself. I'm a native Washingtonian, which means something. I've been a newspaper reporter for seven years and have edited several community papers in our area. Some of you are probably familiar with my remarks in our comment thread as "Reporterward". I'll be keeping that handle when I reply since it's my hotmail address and there aren't too many of me out there.

Just like most of you, I became aware of Sound Politics during the 2004 Recount debacle. While I was on the front lines at the King County recount facilities, I was almost always impressed with how Stefan was able to distill the vagaries and complexities of that period into a readable and readily accessible format.

I hope to do the same.