This is Leadership? Unbelievable!!!

 


University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences Professor Cliff Mass says that scientific evidence shows that Governor Jay Inslee is “180 degrees wrong” about the impact of climate change on the wildfires that have engulfed the West coast.  In a radio interview, Mass said that poor forest management and Easterly winds are the cause of the current fires and smoke.  Mass, who coincidentally was working on research regarding wildfires, said that current models on climate change show that global warming would decrease the severity of Easterly winds and thus actually reduce the impact of forest fires like these.  Mass also stated that the governor is wrong about climate changes causing more grass fires.  Mass said that under normal conditions grass and brush dry out within a day, and thus the earth’s temperature could be far warmer and not increase the likelihood of fires. (John Carlson KVI Radio – Mass interview starts at 18:45 mark)

Representative Andrew Barkis (R – Olympia) posted a short video explaining why he joined in the lawsuit challenging Governor Inslee’s use of emergency powers.  Rep. Barkis said, “it was never intended for the governor to have six months of emergency powers and lock the legislature out of the process.”  With the court ruling that there is not enough information to reverse the governor’s actions, Barkis believes that either legislative or initiative action will soon take place to better define future use of emergency powers. Barkis stated. “It is imperative that you have all branches of government working to solve this problem. It was never intended to have the governor, a single individual, a single branch, running all aspects of my life and your life.” (Andrew Barkis Facebook)

The President of the Association of Washington Business says Governor Inslee and the legislative Democrat leadership need to be responsible and call the legislature back into special session to fix the state’s budget.  In an op-ed, Kris Johnson attacked the governor’s wish to wait until after November to decide on how to repair the state budget, which has been decimated by an estimated $8.8 billion revenue shortfall. “The idea of cutting state services to balance the budget during an election year surely makes many lawmakers uncomfortable. Of course, the virus is indifferent to this discomfort.” (Tri-Cities Business News)

Despite holding many in-person meetings and press briefings, Governor Inslee decides to avoid any public debates before the election by demanding that any debate with his opponent must be done virtually from home.  The Washington State Debate Commission says this inconsistent demand by the governor will likely eliminate the possibility of a debate between Inslee and his opponent, Police Chief Loren Culp. The Republican Culp has asked that the two candidates conduct the debate in the same room while adhering to social distancing guidelines established by the governor. Apparently standing six feet apart is good enough for the citizens of Washington, but not our governor. (MyNorthwest)

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