Sep 25 2007
Never forever
Points of transition are often opportunities for wider-angle perspective, and the Associated Press’ David Ammons, based at Olympia for many years, takes advantage of it in his current column. His column, he says, will move from a regular weekend fixture (a number of Washington papers, such as the Kitsap Sun, have run it as standard practice then) to occasional appearance. The column has been a regular feature since 1991.
Reflecting on 16 years of Washington politics, the rapid-fire changes are what stand out. Understandably so: “In those earliest columns of 1991, you could see hints of the 1992 Democratic juggernaut shaping up. It turned out to be the “Year of the Woman” when Patty Murray and Chris Gregoire were first elected to high office and Democrats took back the White House and all but one congressional seat here. . . . After all that we-love-Democrats what happened? In the very next election? The Republican Revolution, of course.”
And so on. Politics is change, a point to bear in mind in other states too.
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