Andy,

I used to kind of know Gregoire, before she was an elected official. She's not delusional; she's political. Of course being political includes being, or at least saying, disingenuous and duplicitous things. She is more than smart enough to know that a tax at the refinery level (yeah, WA doesn't produce oil, but there are five refineries that I can think of) will simply roll downhill to consumers. Oil barons didn't get rich and stay rich by absorbing any costs themselves.

I still want to see that 1/2 cent sales tax as a sunseted surcharge that expires unless specifically renewed by the Legislature. That is the only hope of it maybe, just maybe, going away as the economy improves.

Sg