Monthly Archives: July 2005
Eyman fundraising update
The latest figures, from The Olympian’s Brad Shannon: Eyman’s I-900, which proposes an expansion of performance audits for state and local agencies, raised about $617,000. Of that, $489,494 came from a retired Woodinville investment executive, Michael Dunmire, and his wife, Phyllis Dunmire. Again, this is nothing but one man’s pet project. Dunmire has provided roughly [...]
Posted in Eye on Money: Developments
Tagged Initiative 900
Eyman’s phony view of reality
In a email to supporters yesterday (copied to the media), Tim Eyman again extended his electronic tin can, asking supporters to make a contribution to his “Help Us Help Ourselves” compensation fund. He also didn’t waste an opportunity to make a number of feel-good statements about his activities, presenting a phony view of reality. So, [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing, Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 900, Initiative 912
Initiative 900 gives the auditor too much power
Close your eyes – and imagine for a moment that the state auditor isn’t Brian Sonntag. Imagine instead that the state auditor is Tim Eyman, with the power to harass agencies like Sound Transit and the Seattle Monorail Project (both of which Eyman hates). Do you like the idea of giving the state auditor the [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 900
