Really, Seattle Times editorial board? You're actually endorsing in the race for Washington State Republican Party chair?

IF the Washington State Republican Party wants to capitalize on the prospects of its best gubernatorial candidate in years, 117 committee members will vote Saturday to retain Luke Esser as chairman.

Then again, I guess it makes sense for the Seattle Times to interject itself into the otherwise obscure nooks and crannies of Republican Party internal politics, considering its editorial page is pretty much a mouthpiece of the Party itself.

So fine... I can accept that. But could we at least do away with the pretense that the Seattle Times has any intention (or ability) of objectively covering Washington's 2012 gubernatorial race? I mean, their ed board has its collective nose shoved so far up Rob McKenna's ass, he risks choking on it. So for the sake of fairness, here's hoping the Seattle Times recuses itself from the gubernatorial race, and leaves the coverage to the real journalists.