This is what Seattle Times blogger David Postman has to say about Rossi resigning from his fake non-profit:
Meanwhile, Republican Dino Rossi has resigned as president of his non-profit but is taking a lump sum payment as severance that will give him what he would earn through the end of October. That’s just about the time he says he’ll decide whether or not to run.
Why resign, announce it two weeks later, then take a payment that will fund his efforts almost until the day he’s expected to make a decision about the governor’s race? Rossi’s speeches on behalf of Forward Washington sound a lot like his campaign speeches of 2004. But Rossi says he never asks people to vote for him or donate to his campaign, so he’s not a candidate. I’m not convinced Rossi will run. But I don’t see how his relationship with Forward Washington has changed in a meaningful way.”
Wow, that was harsh. He also criticizes the Governor for not officially announcing her campaign for Governor. Fair enough.
Rossi is getting grumpy that he’s being held accountable. I think I speak for a lot of Democrats when I say that I believe that Rossi got WAY too much of a free ride last time in terms of accountability. It sounds like Rossi got used to it and is now lashing out at the people who are covering the campaign for governor.
Here’s what he said at a speech in Pierce County (again, from Postman’s blog):
“The media is a nay-sayer when it comes to Republicans. And they try to pound you into the ground and pound you into the ground. And they’re, you know, they’re willing accomplices of the Democrats. That’s true. And they pound you into the ground with, you know, with what the future can be.”
Didn’t I read somewhere that you should never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel?