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Clinton Leads Rousing Rally at Waterfront Pier

Steve Zempke reports on Hilary Clinton’s Waterfront rally this morning on Majority Rules Blog. According to Zempke, “it had the feel and passion of a real campaign.” Over 5000 people were “packed into the Pier 30 warehouse and adjoining room.” People streamed the sidewalk and traffic was bumper to bumper. Most of the people he asked were already strong Clinton supporters rather than undecided or simply curious. “Former Governor Gary Locke and King County Executive Ron Sims and Congressman Jay inslee gave brief comments but the main event was Hillary and she did not disappoint.”

Zemke summarizes her speech in his post. “Clinton said this election is about the future of our country.” We have the choice of more of the same with MCain, or “we can become an innovation nation pushing for clean energy and combating global warming like Washington State is taking the lead on.” Clinton spoke strongly for a “new energy

future based on green jobs,” which she sees as “one of the most important challenges facing us.” It is our task to “transform America and the world.” Other topics covered included the unfair tax system that benefits the wealthy, education, creating new jobs and the squandering of our money on war in Iraq. “George Bush left us so deep in debt, we borrow money from China, to pay for oil we buy from Saudi Arabia.”

Gregoire’s Rosy Picture of Seattle Economy is Counter-Productive

On Seattle Bubble today, Tim takes issue with Gov. Gregoire’s positive speech about the Seattle area economy. Gov. Chris Gregoire, speaking at a Seattle economic forum, “boasted she has found that Washington is ‘literally the envy of other states.’” While the rest of the country may be slipping into recession, she urged people not to “buy into” the negative talk because it will become a “self-fulfilling prophesy.” Gregoire went on to say that “we must be optimistic. We must understand our economy is strong and growth is going to continue to be the future.”

Tell that to Eddie Bauer, who cut 123 positions, Macy’s, cutting 750 office workers from its Northwest headquarters, and “Seattle-based Starbucks… shuttering 100 underperforming stores as consumers are cutting back.” It might not be like California, Nevada or Arizona, says Andrew Gledhill, an economist for Moody’s economy.com, but “everything in Washington is slowing.” Tim calls Gregoire’s speech “counter-productive” in his post. “If we keep saying ‘it won’t happen here,’ when it does we’ll all be unprepared and it will hurt even worse.”

Will Googie Diner Become Official Landmark?

For Seattle Real Estate Professionals, Marlow Harris updates readers on the fate of the Googie style Ballard Manning's. “It was most recently a Denny’s restaurant, but started life in 1964 as a Mannings coffee shop.” The Denny's closed down a few months ago “when the property was sold to Benaroya Properties after they bought it from the failed Seattle Monorail project.” There has been a long debate around landmarking the old diner.

Harris reports in her post that Benaroya Properties “submitted the landmark nomination late last year in the hope it would be turned down.” Ironically, Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board accepted it and will be making a final vote on Feb. 20. There is a KCTS-TV segment tonight (February 8) at 7:30 on the controversy called, “Googie versus Goliath.” Our blogger has been “documenting Googie architecture in the Seattle area for several years on www.SeattleGoogie.com.”

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