Slog Dec 31, 2010 12:09 PM

What's Ahead in 2011

by Dominic Holden

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The council race will be interesting.

Burgess is easy, just line up social justice advocates to point out the end results of his aggressive panhandling bill, his overly ambitious attempts at snatching power and his anti-gay church that he's so proud of. Anyone with political capital in this city would be stupid to not run against him and make him a one-termer.
Baconcat on December 31, 2010 at 12:22 PM · Report this
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As for my prediction, I predict 1053 will be a convenient excuse for doing absolutely nothing in 2011 and 2012. Any time a legislator or the governor is asked about things like health care for children and such, "1053". Transportation? "1053". Adding tater tots to the cafeteria? "1053".
Baconcat on December 31, 2010 at 12:29 PM · Report this
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If they're absolved of wrongdoing like the vast majority of misconduct cases, Seattle could rightfully riot.

Yes, add more violence and throw in some anarchy to spice things up. Way to go Dom!
Phoebe on NE 79th on December 31, 2010 at 1:06 PM · Report this
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Dominic should post his 2010 predictions.
MrBaker on December 31, 2010 at 1:13 PM · Report this
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This is relevant to my interests. <3

Re: the Seattle Police. Can we get an outside accountability review board already? Is there anyone who is sensible and savvy willing to take on the inevitable resistance of the Seattle Police Guild?
Voltairine on December 31, 2010 at 1:18 PM · Report this
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@4: Yes, because you're the expert on predictions and projections :)
Baconcat on December 31, 2010 at 1:56 PM · Report this
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Isn't inslee running for governor? I feel like he has a much better chance than constantine
Cook on December 31, 2010 at 2:46 PM · Report this
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Seattle won't riot if the cops get off - unless they do something else stupid in the next few months, which is possible. It's already fallen off most people's radars.

I think the budget will be a far more contentious and important debate next year.
jj41243 on December 31, 2010 at 3:24 PM · Report this
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@1 Baconcat -- What anti-gay church is Burgess on the record defending? I know his company did mailers from those crazy anti-abortion extremists, wasn't it? What is this one about?
Joe Szilagyi on December 31, 2010 at 6:48 PM · Report this
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@6, because the reliability of Dominic's predictions could be shown to be something other than planned biased themes he plans to write about in 2011 by showing his 2010 predictions and what actually happened.

I'm not an expert.
Here are my 2010 predictions.
http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/200…
MrBaker on December 31, 2010 at 7:13 PM · Report this
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Are u talking about that piece of Mexican shot who was at the scene when his buddies used a machete to rob people but police did not have enough evidence to arrest him but arrested his two amigos?
on January 1, 2011 at 9:34 AM · Report this
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@8 "Seattle won't riot if the cops get off"

speak for yourself asshole. I mean it.
Geraldo Riviera on January 1, 2011 at 6:21 PM · Report this
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"I mean it."

What's the sound of one man rioting?
on January 1, 2011 at 6:41 PM · Report this
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"The monorail with be a complete success while Link light rail will be a total failure."

I think that was The Stranger's prognostication for the first five years of this century.
Spicy McHaggis on January 1, 2011 at 8:34 PM · Report this