The Okay) You may recall that I blogged on this blog about State Senator Mark Schoesler's tuition cap legislation.  Well, the Democrats eviscerated his legislation from a inflation and/or 50% of education costs to a simple 5.5% maximum cap.  The supermajority requirement has been removed.  I hate to sound ungrateful as Senator Schoesler did a good job, but I have a strong hunch the cap will be blown off in 2009.  I agree with the State Senator that predictability is nice, but I believe a genuine cap is better.  (SOURCE)

The Exposed) Did you know what the Washington State Legislative Democrats are trying to do under the dome?  Try, and this is no smear job:

• Legalize "gay marriage"
• Outlaw incandescent Christmas lights
• Give prisoners free condoms, the franchise and half-time early release
• Stop berry-pickers
• More government control of health care
• Automatic, annual gas tax increases
• Eliminate the 1 percent property tax limit
• Enact a state income tax
• Infringe on the 2nd amendment
• Bully agency fee-paying (non-members of a union forced to work in a closed shop or in a union-governed workplace) workers into subsidizing union politics
• Graphic sex education to 5th graders  FIFTH GRADERS!!
• Public finance of political campaigns
• Oppose the surge to liberate Iraq

Go HERE to the State House Republican webpage for the legislation.  You can see for yourself.