ET, no offense taken, but what I wrote has nothing to do with party politics. I'm not a republican and not a democrat. Specific concerns of mine about Rossi are that "cutting red tape" might mean allowing developers to fill more wetlands, loggers to clearcut more, industry to dump more pollutants and dam operators to kill more fish. Specifically on sport fishing, will he support maintaining habitat for wild salmon and funding for hatcheries? Will he maintain a balanced state budget yet still properly fund protection of natural resources and state parks, and not take food from hungry people? His TV ads are nothing but platitudes (so are Gregoire's). If and when I hear specifics from him, he might get my vote.