The Federal case is about the Constitutionality of Obamacare, not it's merits. McKenna, like him or not, is doing exactly what a state AG should; he is arguing the legal position without regard to his personal beliefs. I would think you would be commending him for at once supporting the policy in his heart, while still being able to function in his office and protect the sovereignty of individual states.

I never did trust that grin.

What's sad is this assclown fucktard shitwad cumsucker will be elected our next governor, crushing the unbelievably shitty candidacy of Jay Inslee.

Women voters: Rob McKenna HATES you. Not only that, he feels contempt for anyone who is not already extremely wealthy. Consider if this is someone you'd like to see in charge of running our STATE and fight hard if the answer is NO. This is a time to pay attention!!

There is nothing women love more than being called "shrill".

Memo to the Working Press:

Another (untold) McKenna story is the terminal damage he in his Ayn Rand/Tyrannocapitalist hostility to consumers' rights has done to consumer protection in Washington state. Where once we had the toughest most rigorously enforced consumer protection laws in the nation, now thanks to McKenna the consumer is always wrong. Complainants are routinely treated like criminals by the AG's consumer "protection" branch, which -- now that "businessman" has become a synonym for "thief" and "capitalism" a synonym for "thievery" -- McKenna has turned into a capitalist-protection agency instead.

"Salus Populi Suprema Lex"
(The Health of the People is the Supreme Law)

Marcus 'Tully' Cicero
(and used to justify the overthrowing of European Monarchies.)

I agree that some of McKenna's comments on the effects of the suit have been, at best, finely parsed phrasings that are technically true on a limited reading. But other comments and press releases have added clarifying context and information to give the whole picture. So how to judge his statements: in isolation or in the context of his other statements? If you read all of his press releases and the FAQ on his website, you understand what is going on.

Also, even if McKenna is acting against an interest of the citizens, that might be okay if the action is in furtherance of another possibly conflicting interest. Clients have competing interests, and the lawyer's job is always to balance those. If the financial/time benefits of joining a plaintiff group outweighed the detrimental effect of being subject to the group's majority views, that would be a fine decision for a client to make.

Anyway... it's an interesting case. More thoughts here: http://ziffblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/04…

For some reason, pictures of Rob McKenna remind me of Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels with glasses. That's it.

Yet, through all this, Jay Inslee is still largely unknown, so this creep will become Governor by default. I have never seen a more lack-luster campaign than the one being run by Inslee. So sad, as I think he'd be worlds better than McKenna. Sigh.

The Affordable Care Act does not reform health care, it reforms health insurance. They're not even close to the same thing.

McKenna Has this whole "Scott Walker "feel to him,if you know what i mean.

Here is the "shrill" quote, from McKenna spokesman Randy Pepple.

This frivolous lawsuit is just another in a long, sad line of attempts by Congressman Jay Inslee to change the subject of the 2012 campaign away from his lack of solutions for solving the problems facing Washington State. Today’s press conference adds to the constant barrage of shrill attacks that Congressman Inslee and his allies have launched at Rob McKenna in an attempt to distract voter attention away from the failures of the last eight years of one-party control in Olympia."

Here is the "laughable" part, also by Pepple:
"It is particularly laughable that Knoll Lowney is leading today’s attack, as he has been a staple of failed lawsuits against Republican candidates for years; motivated by attaining negative headlines, not justice."

Here is Goldy's reinvention of the Peeple statement:
"McKenna's campaign was quick to dismiss the claims as "frivolous," the women's lawyer as "laughable," and the women themselves as "shrill."

You people really don't want those 'know-nothings' to continue, or progress. All you have to do is look outside Seattle and see what has happened. Look at Spokane. U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers.
Cathy's #1 just took over as mayor of Spokane.
Otto Zehm.
Pastor Wayne Creach.
Gonzaga - molotov. That is the example of post-Virginia Tech. Example of what a terrorist is complies to certain people who get caught.
The MLK Parade Bomb was found accidently by LaborReady sub-contract city sidewalk cleaners.
Spokane is 'downwind'. I used to take care of "downwinders". All the medical marijuana stores are closed by the authorities. .

McKenna is a more subtle version of Scott Walker - he'll attack labor, consumer and voter rights incrementally so as not to trigger the massive protests that took place in WI and OH.
Inslee is running hard, but can't seem to get press coverage, even when his rallies include hundreds. Do some of our 4th estate really want McKenna?
Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work to stop the Walker/Tea Party disease from coming to WA - we've got 5 months to go!

McKenna is a more subtle version of Scott Walker - he'll attack labor, consumer and voter rights incrementally so as not to trigger the massive protests that took place in WI and OH.
Inslee is running hard, but can't seem to get press coverage, even when his rallies involve hundreds. Do some of our 4th estate really want McKenna? Just askin'.
Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work to stop the Walker/Tea Party disease from coming to WA - we've got 5 months to go!