Polimedia lunch links, trash-talking edition

Almost ready: Northwest Progressive takes an exclusive sneak peak at the not-yet-opened Link Light Rail system. ...

Almost November: SurveyUSA and Rasmussen both have new polls out showing Gov. Chris Gregoire leading GOP challenger Dino Rossi. Darryl at Horse's Ass breaks it down for the Left, while Eric Earling at Sound Politics does it from the Right. ...

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Almost ready: Northwest Progressive takes an exclusive sneak peak at the not-yet-opened Link Light Rail system. ...

Almost November: SurveyUSA and Rasmussen both have new polls out showing Gov. Chris Gregoire leading GOP challenger Dino Rossi. Darryl at Horse's Ass breaks it down for the Left, while Eric Earling at Sound Politics does it from the Right. ...

Almost ready: Northwest Progressive takes an exclusive sneak peak at the not-yet-opened Link Light Rail system. ...

Almost November: SurveyUSA and Rasmussen both have new polls out showing Gov. Chris Gregoire leading GOP challenger Dino Rossi. Darryl at Horse's Ass breaks it down for the Left, while Eric Earling at Sound Politics does it from the Right. ...

Almost famous: Four Seattle rappers examine if Barack Obama has what it takes to be the first hip-hop president. ...

Almost homeless: The Seattle Times editorial board stakes its ground in the anti-Tent City camp. ...

Home sweet home: Local gun owners call "bullshit" on Mayor Greg Nickels' proposed weapons ban. ...

Home-free?: Barack Obama is now 17 points atop McCain in Washington state, says SurveyUSA.

Free ride: The challenger to Gregoire's state Supreme Court appointee backs off, leaving incumbent Justice Debra Stephens with no one to run against. ...

Not-so-fast: The folks at NW Republican say McCain isn't entitled to conservative votes or support and make the argument that grassroots Republicans are becoming increasingly "ho hum" about the Straight-Talk Express. ...

Not now, not never: Erica C. Barnett at The Stranger makes her case against Virginia Sen. Jim Webb as a likely Democratic V.P. candidate. ...

Jump on the bandwagon: Both Republicans and Democrats in Idaho will gather for their respective state conventions today. ...

Jump off the brand wagon: Kate Riley at The Seattle Times rails against state Democrats for manufacturing a GOP ruckus about the "party preference" section on the ticket. ...

No dumping: Lou Guzzo at Whacky Nation tells Washington state's politicians to take out incinerate our trash like the Germans do. ...

  

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