Many years ago, the local public radio station invited the three candidates for Seattle Port Commissioner to take part in a program on the upcoming election. Each candidate was given some time to address the voters directly. Here’s how it went, roughly.\n Candidate 1: “We need an experienced person to find solutions for our region’s transportation problems while still protecting the Sound against environmental damage.”\n Candidate 2: “We need to make the port more attractive to cruise ships by lowering fees. I assure you that the fact that I own a cruise ship company is purely coincidental.”\n Candidate 3: “We need to shorten the work week to avoid layoffs. We must forgive all third-world debt. And the United States must pull its troops out of East Timor.”<\/p>\n
Once again, this was an election for the position of Seattle Port Commissioner. (It reminds me of my graduate school days where the undergraduate student government passed a resolution condemning the government of El Salvador. Yeah, that’ll show them. I can imagine a meeting down there in San Salvador: “Ooh, we’d better get our act together. Those college students in the United States are really upset with us.”) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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