Reply #19: Nice. Smart. Keep hammering.

[depakid]

"With the ink barely dry on Tuesday's primary election results, Democratic winner Gov. Ted Kulongoski came out swinging, calling Republican nominee Ron Saxton an "extremist" on immigration issues and questioning his ability to hold a consistent position.

"Ron ran in 2002 and he said things, and he ran in 2006 and he said other things, and I imagine he's going to say things that are different" in the general election, Kulongoski said."

But see

"By now, virtually every sentient Oregonian has seen, read or heard ads paid for by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde bashing Gov. Ted Kulongoski."



"Kulongoski infuriated the Grand Ronde tribes by OK'ing a proposal by the Warm Springs tribe to relocate its casino closer to Portland in Cascade Locks. That, of course, would make it Portlanders' nearest tribal gambling outlet, instead of the Grand Ronde tribes' Spirit Mountain casino west of Salem, which is currently closest.

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"When he was Oregon's attorney general, Kulongoski penned then-Gov. John Kitzhaber's Indian gaming policy of one casino per tribe, on the rez only. For that reason, in large part, Martin says, the Grand Ronde tribes strongly supported Kulongoski in 2002."

http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3228/7556

This is going to be knock down drag 'em out Oregon politics.

Hammer hard. Hammer early. Fight dirty. Last one standing wins.