State budget crisis demands a special session of the Legislature
EMERGENCY cuts to the state budget are now a necessity, and an immediate special session of the Legislature is the best way to get them. Gov. Chris Gregoire knows this. The Republican legislative leaders know it, and have cooperated with her. But she has been having trouble with her fellow Democrats.
They need to get real.
Instead, they look away from the crevasse in the financial firmament. They want to look at all the options. They want to check with their constituents. They want to stroke their chins.