PTI... but thanks to these guys, I should tell U about the SRA...

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Respectfully that my good friend Mary (Lane) Strow is standing up the Seattle Republican Association/SRA. Yes, Seattle - a hotbed of Spendocrats - is going to get the what-for. The Marummy Treatment. The wake-up call that declaring open season on business isn't that wise.

Here's the Seattle P-I (now all digital) report on the new club. Here's why they're standing up:

The SRA founders came together out of concern that elected officials' handling of many critical issues shows a disconnect from the needs of many of the city's residents, particularly families with children and people who work outside of government:

• On basic transportation, the city is spending astonishing amounts of money on bicycle projects that serve only a tiny fraction of residents, while putting off basic road maintenance and other safety improvements.
•The city's parking policy makes shopping and dining in certain neighborhoods prohibitively expensive, motivating customers to take their business elsewhere.
•The Mayor and Council are considering only two unpopular and irresponsible proposals to replace the Viaduct: an unaffordable tunnel which is already $400 million in the hole, and the surface gridlock option which would wreak havoc on the Port and other job creators. The SRA agrees with the plurality of Seattleites who say that repairing/replacing the Viaduct is the most responsible and effective option.
•The City Council should be making Seattle a more attractive place for businesses to create jobs. Instead, it is now considering a sweeping mandate to force all companies to offer employees personal paid leave. Many Seattle businesses already struggling in the recession economy could never afford to offer their employees this exact benefit; they would have to either leave town or go out of business, with more Seattle residents losing their jobs. If we want to bring more jobs to Seattle, city government can't be micromanaging companies out of existence.


In the months ahead, the Seattle Republican Association will continue to respond to the city leadership’s counterproductive and harmful proposals, offering sensible alternatives to improve mobility and make Seattle a more attractive place for businesses to create jobs and for families to raise their kids.


So PTI... but Marummy's my friend and I hope people of our general political persuasion get fired up. Thanks.

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