EDITORIAL: Inslee emerging as credible bull in cattle call for U.S. president
In a few weeks,
Will he or won't he? Inslee's timing is fortuitous, as he will finish his second term as governor in 2020.
Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Maybe, but consider that in 1974 the governor of
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It was a sound bite heard around the world, and it got the attention of
For Inslee, Trump is a nemesis of Marvel Comic proportions; to describe the president, he rolls out phrases like "moral depravity," "chaotic behavior," "inhumane policies" and "abysmal record."
As chair of the
He's even been trumpeted by some national conservation groups as the greenest governor, though he's yet to convince his own Legislature to back a state carbon tax on pollution.
Certainly his party and our country could do worse. The last two presidents didn't come into office with Inslee's administrative profile; both Trump and
It's safe to say that any issue Inslee might confront on the national scale, he's met several times in 5 1/2 years as governor (and counting), plus more than a decade in
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Whether Inslee actually runs for president in 2020 remains to be seen. But in a primary crop that could include a cornucopia of far-left and far-right candidates, he just might present a reasonable choice for American voters.
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