Quite some timing. As Shell Oil's Polar Pioneer arrives in Puget Sound, and as protesters prepare to not-welcome it, Port of Seattle commissioner Bill Bryant—the guy who enthusiastically backed bringing Shell's Arctic drilling fleet to this city—is declaring his run for governor.

Here's Sydney Brownstone on why you should give a fuck about Bill Bryant's Shell position, why he deserves a rating of five dead polar bears, and what he recently said about Seattle voters while talking to a roomful of Republicans.

Oh, and here's the response to Bryant's announcement from the state Democratic Party:

If you look closely at the Polar Pioneer, there's some new signage put up by Shell. pic.twitter.com/nZZHqkxLgz
— Jamal Raad (@jamalraad) May 14, 2015