Congressman John McKay (R-Seattle). How does that sound to folks? Me? I think I kind of like it.
Before you all go thinking I'm doing another one of my lousy parodies, just wait. The story is in the Seattle P-I so it must be credible.
If you are to believe the sources quoted some prominent local moderate Republicans are kind-of thinking about backing the former federal attorney if he feels the urge to earn a government paycheck again.
What is intriguing is that McKay lives in Seattle. That's Jim McDermott territory.
The article makes a lot of noise about only moderate Dan Evans-style Republicans being able to win general statewide elections. (Tell that to George Nethercutt or Mike McGavick.) There isn't any room, however, in 2008 for McKay to run for a statewide office.
If he decides to go for Governor or Attorney General he doesn't have a dingo's chance of beating Dino Rossi or Rob McKenna in the primary. I don't see him running for Secretary of State against Sam Reed and he won't beat popular Democrat Brian Sonntag in the general if he chose to run for Auditor. Lieutenant governor or Lands Commissioner? Of course not.
That only leaves Congress.
I know Steve Beren is reading this and he's already making noise about tilting against McDermott again in 2008. This is no slight against him.
But how would folks feel about John McKay running for Congress in WA-07 against one of the most despised, scandal-ridden and ineffective Seattle politicians since Mayor Hi Gill? And doing so as a Republican no less?
Sure he's a mo-mo-moderate progressive who was fired for his incompetent handling of alleged voter fraud during the 2004 Governor's recount. I mean he was fired because of the evil machinations of Rovecheneybushhitlertomwalescoverupforeignwaroil. Yeah one of those.
But this is Jihad Jim we're talking about. And you don't think that there aren't Democrats in Seattle who are tired of his drunken grand-standing, distempered attitude and general lack of accomplishments? Hell, McKay might actually have a chance of winning or at least coming within twenty percent.
Tell me you don't find that scenario just a little bit tempting?
I'm registered in WA-08 and you know he has my illegal vote.
***Conspiracy theory alert***
This is almost too diabolical to be just a chance coincidence. A moderate Republican attorney from a liberal city gets canned. A little kabuki theater is put on in the Senate. Wronged attorney seeks vindication by running for elected office against a lame-duck president enabling him to defeat a Democrat incumbent. He caucuses with the GOP who regain the majority in the House.
After orchestrating the 9/11 attacks and directing Hurricane Katrina at New Orleans this must have been child's play for Karl Rove.
As for the prospect I doubt that he can win. Most conservatives will not vote for him because of the 2004 debacle and his lack of willingness to even look into it. From what I have seen of most D's in Wa-07 I doubt they would vote for him, just because he has an R in front of his name.
My belief is that Baghdad Jim will not get defeated until some other Liberal Democrat chooses to run against him in a primary.
Posted by: TrueSoldier on May 17, 2007 05:05 AMDYKR!!!!!!
(Damn You, Karl Rove ... say it with head cocked toward the sky, one fist shaking in the air, whenever Rove is accused of a brilliant, Machiavellian, scheme.)
Here's some news for you and your little SP cult: We LOVE Jim McDermott. Jim McDermott will CRUSH any GOP opposition in his path. Jim McDermott is our middle finger to the lot of you.
And when Jim retires undefeated, we have RON SIMS or ED MURRAY for you. How do you like those apples?
Posted by: ivan on May 17, 2007 08:06 AMThe reason why the righties hate Jim so much is because of the fact that he doesn't pull any punches. He lets his constituents know exactly what the Cons are up to in D.C., and it us usually no good for America, or his district.
It takes a lot of courage to call a lying president a liar, even before he has told the lie in question. Ol Jim probably understood long before the rest of us that practically every word that has come out of Bush's mouth since he started his 1st presidential campaign has been either bile, or a flat out lie.
Jim has the courage to tell us, and that is what makes him different. Far more courage than the average Democrat, or any of the Republicon sheep.
Any true Republican would be calling themselves a Democrat these days. The neo-con bloodthirsty talibangelicals have taken the Republicon party so far to the right that they burn constitutions before every policy meeting.
If you don't believe me, wait till it is you that is tortured, locked up without your family knowing, or a right to talk to a lawyer. Wait till it is your phone tapped without a warrant, or you are prosecuted because you are a democrat, and for no other reason. Wait till Choicepoint determines you are likely to vote for democrats, and Jebbie's gang kicks your veteran ass off the voting rolls so you can't vote.
Better yet, to go along with the Bush Doctrine, wait till ever person on the planet, not living in this country, wants to puke every time the term United States is mentioned.
Wait till our allies number zero......
Posted by: Facts on May 17, 2007 08:43 AMYour sources are AMAZING!
The Cone of Silence was broken at RNC Headquarters yesterday, and I managed to overhear the General Staff briefing about this.
It turns out that the WHOLE US Attorney thing has been a plot to setup McKay to run against Baghdad Jim.
They have been gunning for McDermott ever since the "under God" fiasco with the Pledge. I heard Cheney say that McDermott's "gloomily godless Bush-bashing anti-Americanism" was a greater danger to this country than North Korea.
They even called Rumsfeld in to work on the plan. The map is really nice, and someone even put one of those little souvenir Space Needles on it. Too bad they put it in Burien.
I think McKay is a hero to go through being fired and pilloried in the press, just so he can then run against the Congressman for Life. Too bad all the other US Attorneys had to get fired to give him cover.
Keep up the good work! I'll call you on my shoe phone next week.
Max S.
Agent 86
Yes, good ol' Jimmie knows all about illegal wiretaps doesn't he? He's gone to court and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of them.
Posted by: Palouse on May 17, 2007 09:14 AMIf Al Capone calls you, your phone call will be recorded. No warrant for your phone will be issued or required. Nor will you get a notice from the government "You were recorded."
Posted by: Al on May 17, 2007 09:20 AMIf he wants to do this, he ought to move into the 1st and run against Jay Inslee. He might have a shot there, especially if the GOP nominates a metro Republican for President like Giuliani or McCain.
Inslee is an empty suit and could be beaten in the right year.
McKay could also look at running for State Treasurer--that's open next year.
B
Posted by: besquared on May 17, 2007 09:36 AMI'm all for truth in advertising, and there's actually a tremendous amount of truth in that. Can you PLEEEEEASE put that on McDermott's '08 slimjims? Letterhead? Yardsigns would be great, but might be asking a bit much. Still, it would force me to have at least a few grains of respect for you people.
Posted by: TB on May 17, 2007 10:08 AMOne of the largely undiscussed reasons for his firing is his repeated attempts to violate federal law and gain access to NICS background check records under the pretense of investigating the murder of Thomas Wales. These are records that federal courts had said on several occasions were off limits to prosecutors and investigators.
Of course, Baghdad Jim likes playing fast and loose with other folks' civil rights, too, so it'd be a net wash in that area.
Posted by: Heartless Libertarian on May 17, 2007 10:12 AMTo "hate" a scumbag like Baghdad Jimmie is to give him some level of importance... you know, he's right up there with that something you scrape off your shoe when you come back from walking you dog?
That's kinda like saying we "hate" you for your terrorist-supporting, anti-America, fringe-left positions.
Kinda like that?
Posted by: Hinton on May 17, 2007 11:00 AMThe 1st CD used to cover a lot of Seattle. I think even Queen Anne at one point. Now, it just has a little bit of NW Seattle -- not even 5% of the city. So John McKay would basically have to move in order to run against Jay Inslee.
Posted by: Richard Pope on May 17, 2007 11:42 AMThanks for validating my point.
Posted by: ivan on May 17, 2007 11:43 AMOK, "Facts", what was the lie? Barring your continued ability to name ONE LIE by the President, you've proven yourself to be nothing but a liar.
Along with the pathological liar and freedom-usurping, wire-tapping Gasbaghdad Jim.
Posted by: Edmonds Dan on May 17, 2007 01:57 PMYou know, "facts," if you'd just stay on your meds most likely your psychosis would be under control.
Posted by: Obi-Wan on May 17, 2007 02:29 PMI wasn't disagreeing with you in my comment (which I sort of do), but was questioning your sense of humor. That Don Ward guy is downright 'nasty' and gets me everytime. With him, I think I am Charlie Brown kicking the football (or trying to) over and over.
Posted by: swatter on May 17, 2007 05:01 PMAS for the presidents so called lie, that would mean that the majority of the D's presidential candidates lied, bill clinton lied, and even the french lied. remeber they had all said the same thing as the president about WMD's back in the 90's duringthe clinton administration. And dont tell me they were tricked by Bush/Rove. If they really were tricked then what does it say about them when they claim that Bush is the biggest idiot on the planet? If Bush can trick them just imagine what a terrorist or a rogue stae (Iran N. Korea ) could do. Not my idea of a great leader.