Six months and millions of dollars in legal fees later, Dino Rossi finally makes the right decision. Influenced heavily by the judge’s ruling that he and his army of high-priced attorneys had completely failed to prove their baseless allegations of fraud, Rossi pulls the plug on his frivolous lawsuit.
Calling off this blatant attempt at legislation by legal action, which depended entirely on an appeal for the sort of judicial activism Rossi claims to despise, is the right thing to do. But I certainly don’t have any praise for the man. As he announced his decision to forego future appeals, he took a cheap shot at the state Supreme Court as if they were somehow responsible for the emptiness of his charges.
Rather than praise, Rossi should be held accountable for the fact that his claims of fraud and malfeasance, though properly found baseless in a court of law, will rebound for years in the media echo chamber. Right-wing radio talk show hosts will repeat them on the air for years to come, always failing to mention that there was no substance to them after all.
I’m glad Mr. Rossi made the decision he did. It is in the best interests of the citizens of Washington. But it is too little, too late. Great harm has been done which cannot be undone. For this Dino Rossi is to blame.
Jackie Minchew
Everett
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