Who would have known that a year ago when a delegation from Issaquah visited our Sister City, Chefchaouen, Morocco that our partnership would have grown to what it is today? We recently hosted a visit by a delegation from Chefchaouen. The mayor and his wife, plus Council members who consisted of a doctor, teacher and a lawyer rounded out the delegation.
There is a very unattractive trend in the course of public debate these days when it comes to promoting views that are not supported by fact or are inconsistent with the public good. It starts with presenting the issue in terms that if one was to disagree, would be politically incorrect. If the opposition is successful in refuting that argument with facts, the next step is to create your own “facts” and let the opposite side bear the burden of proving your “facts” to be fiction. If all else fails, a personal attack is the next step in preventing substantive argument of vital issues of the day.
The consultant who came to do the report was biased, and had an agenda before he even arrived here. His “unbiased report” is anything but. When I spoke with him for his report, he had asked if I had bought his book within the first five minutes. During our conversation, he constantly mentioned his book.
Poor Rowan Hinds! Still bracing from his perceived loss of his favorite road, the Southeast Bypass. Rowan, you need to fully disclose who you shill for – your buddies Skip Rowley, Judd Kirk and the rest of the King County Republican Central Committee – all of whom want to spend taxpayer money for private benefit. Who will conduct your survey? Who will pay for it? How unbiased will it be? We’ve had a decade of monthly surveys (at council meetings) and surveys every two years (called elections). What more do you need! Time to get some help, Rowan – you and your buddies need to recognize reality and deal with it. Unhappy with reality? Move to China or Cuba, or start therapy.
