This application to join the Republican National Committee arrived in the mail the other day. Hell hasn't frozen over yet, so I won't be joining the Republican party.

I don't know how the RNC came up with my name, though I got another solicitation from them a few years ago. Usually, I get solicitations from the Dems and from a variety of progressive causes, but then I have a track record of supporting them.

The previous owner of our house, Harry Korrell, is a made man in local Republican circles. He was a member of Dino Rossi's legal team when Rossi was trying to overturn the last gubernatorial election in Washington state. Feh!