Cheers and Jeers

Cheers to secessionists, they don’t stand a chance of success, but they’re fun to watch. They also remind us, we’re not listening to each other, not really.

Jeers to the Gazette-Times coming out against a cap-and-trade bill because of its supposed effects on rural counties — without mentioning the bill largely exempts rural counties. Their editorial ran on Feb. 21.

Cheers to the GT issuing a correction on Feb 26, though we wish it would have come with a reconsideration of their stance.

Jeers to The Advocate for reporting renowned woodcut and print artist Tom Huck would grace Corvallis on Tuesday, March 5. The date was right, the day would have been Thursday.

Jeers to Republican lawmakers storming away from the state capitol, thereby denying Democrats a vote on not only cap-and-trade, but also $45 million toward homeless programs, $200 million for wildfire prevention and suppression, and $11.65 million for flood recovery in northeastern Oregon — just to name a few.

Jeers to Democrats that had staged these walkouts themselves in earlier times.

Bated breath, wondering if progressive groups will someday leverage Salem dysfunction to fundraise for initiative campaigns circumventing legislators altogether. We also wonder if the climate will stop changing to give politicking a chance to catch up — we’re thinking not.

Cheers to Tacos El Machin, for swapping plastic for 5 cent paper bags, and for their crave-inducing everything and humble prices.