According to sources, it was estimated around $20K needed for the legal fees to facilitate the recall, and that was not met in time to qualify for either February or April special elections.
Veteran talk show host and reporter Dori Monson of KIRO Radio in Seattle:
"Bob Ferguson does not rule by the law. He does not rule by the Washington State Constitution. He rules by politics and social justice agendas. He is the most dangerous politician I have ever seen in my quarter-century on the air."
Litigation, court battles, angry words, and $300 million in wasted taxpayer dollars. It's another legacy of the largely failed Obamacare program. Besides proving the premise that you could keep your own doctor to be false, Oregon became the stepchild for the biggest meltdown and failure of a healthcare exchange in the nation.
Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has raised eyebrows after reports surfaced last weekend he was seen dumping numerous bags of non-food related trash at an Oregon landfill. A landfill that's a 4-hour drive from his home.
The retirement of Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has grabbed numerous headlines in the last week; what has not is a possible investigation into his role in several serious financial and banking scandals and collapses.