Like a well played game of 3 card Monte.....
First, you tell the rube "it's a simple game, just follow the Queen".

Friday, August 20, 2004
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/187162_governor20.html

Gregoire softens stance on possible tax reform on both the issues of an income tax and gas tax
increases, campaign spokesman Morton Brilliant said, "The public won't even entertain the idea
of increased revenue until faith in government is restored."

Jan 23, 2005
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050123/topstories/74023.shtml

Gregoire campaigned on a loosely worded no-new-tax platform, saying that the state is just
pulling out of recession and shouldn't be raising taxes. But she didn't -- and still doesn't -- rule
out a tax increase.

Second, you let the rube think that he/she has a chance.

March 3, 2005
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=budget02m&date=20050302

OLYMPIA ? Gov. Christine Gregoire's office yesterday released details of a possible no-new-tax
budget that includes cutting health care to thousands of low-income adults, suspending new
payments to reduce class sizes and freezing enrollments at colleges and universities.
"These are the things that would be in a no-tax budget," Moore said. "She asked me what a
no-tax budget would look like, and this is what we've shown her."

Finally, you take the rube for all you can...........

Apr 20 2005
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20XGR%20Gas%20Tax%20Summary%20Box&searchdiff=1&searchpagefrom=1

Gas tax, now 28 cents per gallon, would be increased 9.5 cents over four years - by 3 cents this
summer, another 3 cents next summer, 2 cents the following year and 1.5 cents in 2008.
Package also includes new weight fees on cars and passenger trucks, higher driver's license fees
and tolls. "a new vehicle weight fee would add $10 to the annual car-tab fee." "Owners of SUVs
and other heavy vehicles.... would pay $20 or $30 in weight fees."

Add to it the new Tobacco and Estate taxes.
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/201960
Add to that the repeal of a voter approved initiative (I-601), you are just seeing the beginning
of the new taxes to be levied on the Washington state taxpayer.

So to all the rubes in Washington, who actually voted for the Democrat's and Gregoire, you are
getting what you deserve. The rest of us can only hope, that this latest King County "ballots
from thin air" revelation will convince the courts of the "negligence" of the last election. And
force a new election which removes Gregoire before she forces an income tax on us.
- posted by Mike @ 8:35 PM