October 17, 2008 - 14:18

Rossi receives backing of two Eastern WA papers

Dino Rossi was endorsed by two of Eastern Washington's largest newspapers today, the Yakima Herald and the Tri-City Herald, marking his first major newspaper endorsements of the cycle.

The Yakima Herald piece applauds Rossi's position as a budget hawk, and the need for the first Republican in the state since John Spellman left office in 1985.

"In these trying economic times, we see real value in a Republican chief executive being squared off against a Democratic-controlled Legislature dominated by Puget Sound big spenders," the Yakima editorial board writes. "It's in the public's best interest to have available the tight-fisted budget writing skills he displayed as chairman of the powerful Senate Ways and Means Committee before he resigned to run for governor four years ago."

The Tri-City Herald, on the other hand, was merely lukewarm toward Rossi. Instead, they are endorsing against Gregoire, whom they backed in 2004. They fully cite her inacation on bringing Areva to the tri-cities for their reluctance to support her.

"The Herald has supported Chris Gregoire in every campaign she has ever run for public office," the editorial board writes. "Not this time. It is not so much that Dino Rossi has won our support as that Gregoire has forfeited it. We're talking, of course, about Areva."

They applaud Rossi's stands on issues like nuclear energy and decreasing business tax burdens, and look forward to his ability to say no to some of the long-standing interests in Olympia.

But really, their endorsement was about Gregoire.

"She has not failed in her duties as governor; indeed she has a laudable success," they continue. But there's Areva."

Bryan Bissell is a PolitickerWA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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