The Good Taste Chronicle's Election Endorsements

I KNOW that you, dear reader, are looking for some insight and leadership on how to vote. So I am here to help you, as always, make the right choice, which reflects your lifestyle choice of taste and breeding.

For starters, Just vote Democratic. On everything. Until the Republicans get some non-neanderthal candidates (which they won't, since they are the Neanderthal party - which is quite hypocritical of them, considering their stand on evolution) it's not even worth considering them. They do have a rather cute college sophomore running for state office, and while he would certainly brighten up the chambers, he is a self-confessed "conservative", which means he would just embarass us. Besides, there are other chambers that young men like him can be much more productive in. Just ask Pastor Taggard.

Just Remember: If you're like ME, you'll vote "D"!

State Supreme Court: Susan Owens. Trust me on this one.

Now, onto the initiatives. This is all about Washington state, but you non Washingtonians, please take note, because you never know when a similar initiative may pop up in your backyard.

The Estate Tax Repeal: NO. As I said before, hardly anyone even pays that tax, but it adds up to a lot of revenue for the state. If that revenue goes away, the services will stay, and guess who will foot the bill? You and Me, darlings! So the Nordstroms etc, will just have to pay their fair share. After all, it costs money to run a society.

The Property Use Initiative: NO. This is the sort of thing that the GOP uses to rally their base ("base" being a codeword for "collection of morons") What it means to those of us in the reality-based community is this: If you have a nice piece of property out in the country somewhere that you bought specifically because it's in the country, there is no protection for you. You could easily have a lead smelter - or even worse - a megachurch build next to you, and you'd be kept up all night long with the smell and the sounds. (and the lead smelter would be smelly and noisy too) so just say NO

Green Power: YES! The mere fact that the private utilities in the state are against it should tell you something right there, but for those of you who demand facts and figures, just look at ANYTHING scientists are saying about global warming. Let's chip in and do our part.

Seattle Strip Club Initiative: REJECT! Let the boys see the boobies in peace. Let the ladies give them lap dances. I'll even go one further - let the boys have a cocktail while seeing the boobies. I'd just throw out that dumb rule, and let anyplace with a liquor license that doesn't allow minors have strippers if they want. Contrary to what is said in some quarters, this will NOT lead to every bar becoming a strip club. Not every bar is a gay bar, is it? Not every bar is a sports bar, is it? Let the market decide on this issue. BOOBIES FOR EVERYONE!!!!

(Sorry, got a little carried away there....)

The rest of the stuff: Check out what The Stranger is endorsing and vote that way.

Now, I would never presume to tell you how to vote. I'm just telling you how a person of taste and distinction, who holds down a high-powered position (director of fashion and housekeeping) at a well-known fashion magazine would vote. If you want to be like me, vote like me. If not, just give in, buy yourself a double-wide and take yourself to the nearest Wal-Mart.

BUT VOTE!