This year is considered an off-year election but it's right on for the “European” Democrats in Olympia.

With majorities in both Houses and the Governorship, the era of Big Government will continue like the Energizer bunny. No person should be financially responsible for their health care, education, unemployment, retirement and voting. Olympia will take care of you from cradle to grave.

Wal-mart has been demonized for its success or rather its larger market share over union companies. When it comes to choosing between helping a poor family save money at Wal-mart or a unionized store that must pass its subsidized benefits onto consumers, the winner is the group who owns the most Democrat politicians.

While liberals generously dispense food stamps, they encourage lottery sales that drain the limited budget of the working poor. It's better to force the working poor to spend government coupons at A, B or C than to freely spend their disposable income at Wal-mart.

The great benefit machine for the masses in Olympia has spewed forth thousands of new laws, regulations and higher taxes to grease its gears. With more citizens becoming dependent upon government largesse, the ongoing investigation of 27,000 “questionable” registered voters may not change the mindset of an electorate in denial.

Bob Ross

Normandy Park