Comments on: Steves Likely to Keep Traveling

By: Elliott

Elliott — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:36:23 +0000

James,

It appears that Jake is correct. WSP trains the bomb detection and drug detection dogs separately.

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/canine.htm

By: James M. Olsen, Shining City Media

James M. Olsen, Shining City Media — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:43:59 +0000

Jake — have you had a sheltered upbringing of what. You showed as certain lack of knowledge of the art of the dog: “I don’t think bomb sniffing dogs are trained to sniff for weed. Besides honestly I think that booze is a bigger threat to public health than pot and that is SOLD BY THE STATE in a state run monopoly.”

Dogs are smarter than you and they can dual track: bombs and drugs.

Let Steves know how to plot his defense using your rationale.

By: Registered Voter

Registered Voter — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:23:29 +0000

Speaking of Registered Voter, RV is making appearances over at Lary Coppola’s “West Sound Politics” blog. Mayor Coppola has asked for contributors who are “thoughtful, informed, pragmatic, centrists, as opposed to partisan pinheads who can’t think for themselves.” If you fall into those categories and have a hankerin’ to see your name above the comments, he’s got instructions as to how to contact him.

I did not volunteer, but was instead recommended to Coppola by a left-leaning journalist. I agreed in order to help out a friend. There are many more in this region much more interested in the local political scene than I. Perhaps they’ll contact Lary.

By: Cynic

Cynic — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:31:55 +0000

Let us hope that Steves continues traveling… far away from here.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:22:51 +0000

Besides tradition- why is marijuana not just as legal as a glass of wine?
Because people are not OK with thinking in terms of freedom beyond their own personal choices. Because people see a worst case scenario, not a “use vs. abuse” issue.

We are working hard to spread freedom across the globe – maybe we should take some of the filters off of freedom here at home. Those filters weren’t put in place by terrorists or foreign governments.

By: Jake Metcalf

Jake Metcalf — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:53:52 +0000

Bill OReilly is NOT the first person to use the term “pinhead” and it was a part of our language long before he got his stupid show.

Well I for one don’t really want to see Jay go over to the Executive branch. I mean we need voices like his in the house to counter the noise and to keep congress focused on clean energy. So it is a double edge sword if he leaves congress to head Interior or EPA.

I don’t think bomb sniffing dogs are trained to sniff for weed. Besides honestly I think that booze is a bigger threat to public health than pot and that is SOLD BY THE STATE in a state run monopoly.

By: Steven Gardner

Steven Gardner — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:51:38 +0000

Those dogs at the capitol are apparently more sensitive than all those ones at the airports.

By: Nikky

Nikky — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:41:25 +0000

Really, you have to attribute “pinhead” now?

By: James M. Olsen, Shining City Media

James M. Olsen, Shining City Media — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:06:19 +0000

Rick Steves might not get past the dog sniffers at the Capitol Building. “My nose went up like an in-field fly . . . ”

Rolfes may seem like our local saint Christine but the majority of the 1st Congressional is on the other side of the pond. I don’t think the other Dem committees are going to be as enamored of Rolfes as Gardner appears to be.

And what’s with the rip-off of OReilly’s “pinhead” phrase. Let’s be original or get full attribution.