My take on the presidential election and who I won't vote for nationally or locally.

There's a pragmatic school of thought that believes we should vote for anyone but Obama.

I guess I'm not pragmatic, and because Romney is likely to buy the GOP nomination since he can write checks for it, does not mean that I will vote for him.

For the aficionados, I won't vote for any leftist, either, so no, I won't be voting for the moron currently in the White House, either.

And, of course, all of this is encompassed by a vote in a state where a GOP'er has as much chance to win the vote as he does the Powerball.

In this case, with the caucuses coming up, I wouldn't be surprised if the Paulbots win the day in Washington State, for all the good it'll do them; psychotics rarely win the presidency outright, and that's a tough nut for Paul to crack.

But I will not vote for Romney any more then I would vote for Ridgefield Barbie or Jon Russell or any other GOP establishment slimeball.

To me, my vote means something.  I paid for it, most have not.  Even a whack job like Paul served at some level.  But none of the others did.

As a conservative, at the presidential level, our vote is wasted in Washington.  The Electoral and Popular vote of this state will go to Obama.

So, here's my line up of those I won't vote for under any circumstances:

Romney, Obama, Paul.

Cantwell.

McKenna, Inslee.

Dunn.

Pridemore.

Herrera.

Boldt.

I'm reasonably sure that the local rag will endorse everyone I refuse to vote for, because they never do anything for us as much as they do to us.

But I will not vote for liberals, sell outs, liars, flippers or any combination of those traits.  And my list is mostly populated by those.  And my party affiliation is not a blank check.

Just sayin.'