Not agreeing or aligning with budget proposals from Washington’s representatives or its senators, Governor Bob Ferguson rejected both ideas Tuesday. He said neither budget “is close to one that I can sign,” citing two reasons: Far too much in taxes, and too much reliance on the novel wealth tax.
“Are we getting a better idea of how Ferguson wants to govern the state of Washington?” John Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, asked Washington Representative Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen).
“We are getting a better idea. Here’s the significant difference between Ferguson as governor and his predecessor, whatever his name was, the last governor was a zero when it came to anything involving heavy negotiation,” Walsh responded. “The last governor cared about one thing: Stupid green future mumbo jumbo, and that’s all he cared about. He didn’t care about paying for roads and bridges. He didn’t care about schools. He didn’t care about cops. So when it came to these budget negotiations, he was a complete wet noodle.”…