[Prudence]

I wish Tim Eyman would fall off the face of the earth. Damn him and his government by initiative and referendum. Micromanagement of the state legislature. If they decline to do something he wanted, it's initiative time. If they do something he doesn't like, whip out the referendum. Oh, but he's not a politician. NO! He's just out there, taking a ginormous salary to defend the common man! Never mind that the common man apparently elected those legislatures, and is presumably capably of not re-electing them if they really cared so much. No, we're going to pay those legislators with our tax dollars to conduct meaningless activities that Saviour Tim will swoop in to undo before the ink is dry.

And yet, his initiatives pass. Because people are so fvcking stupid they fall for his nonsense. And then act all baffled. Gosh, it's just not fair for him to pay more to license his brand new BMW than some 20 year old clunker. Mandated property tax limits that are far surpassed by inflation. Oooh! But waaaaah! Why are my roads so crappy? I want the same level of services I got 10 years ago when the same about of money I pay now went a lot further, only I want to pay half as much! *I'm* not using the bus, public schools, fire department, whatever, so why should I have to pay for it?

Oh, but he's not trying to single-handedly shape state policy. No. He's just helping correct errors out of the goodness of his heart. No, there's nothing in it for him. No, he's not pulling in a salary who knows how much greater than in his former position. No, he's not enjoying his moment basking in the spotlight. No, he's not enjoying being a household name. No, he's not exploiting the initiative process to apply his own policy preferences without the hassle of actually running for office.

GAH!

(pant, pant, pant)