Footnote to an obituary: Eyman takes credit for court's gay marriage decision

Tim Eyman, the spectacularly failed Guru Oovy of initiatives is claiming victory for his failed anti-gay rights refendum and takes credit for the recent anti-equal marriage rights decision made by the Washington Supreme Court.

(Eyman's jalopy of state has jerked to a halt alongside the freeway of public opinion; the dashboard idiot light for his credibility tank shining steady-empty like a beacon to all. This has been a political mitzvah; and a convenient opportunity for us to foist painfully distended metaphores like the foregoing onto unsuspecting readers).

In June, Eyman's R-65, which would have repealed HB 2661, the historic equal rights bill for gays passed by the 2006 Legislature sputtered short of the finish line by 10,000 or so signatures.

The initiative bimbo had hijacked the issue from its evangelical backers; mismanaged the campaign by doing it on the cheap, and thoroughly pissed off the churchmen in the process.

"Some will call R-65 a failure," writes Eyman- but proclaims in the earnest-style revisionist Eymanspeak we've all grown to love- it's a victory!

(It's the kind of victory we believe Tim Eyman should expect in the future).

He made the claims in a Saturday post on the ultraconservative, contrarian website of the rump Republican Reagan Wing. They may be the only constituency he has left- but their support comes not from his sterling ethics or enlightened policies but rather because they're ornery.

Imagine if there had never been a referendum filed against HB 2661- would the state supreme court justices, especially those up for reelection this year, have interpreted the lack of opposition to it as a sign of acceptance by the people of the bill's policies? You bet they would have.

It was only because all of you fought back against HB 2661 that these justices realized the amount of opposition they'd face if they unilaterally imposed same-sex marriage on the citizens of Washington.

Evangelical leader Rev.Joe Fuiton told BlatherWatch last winter that R-65 backers expected the so-called "activist liberal court" to rule in favor of gay marriage, and counted on a backlash to push through the referendum repealing the landmark legislation.

Until Eyman's new claims, the religious right wing of the Republican Party were stuck being delighted with the court's ruling. It really screwed up their rap about "activist judges," and took the edge off their well-financed campaign to replace the judges with their own in November.

All they can do now is go back to blaming the court for their legislative failures and inability to elect their cohorts.

But will they ever again trust Tim Eyman? Stay tuned- we'll be checking the skies for ursine flight patterns...

Comments

[sparky]

Go back to making watches for high school seniors, Tim. You are boring.

[sartre]

leave him alone, Michael, he's less than nobody.

[darryl]

Is Eyman a pathological liar? Maybe not, he could be suffering from tertiary syphilis....

In either case, “supporter beware!”

[gusto and poor]

Only a fool would give Eyman money. When his initiatives get overturned in court, he can always try again and double-dip from the same suckers who like to contribute to his "causes."

Meanwhile, Eyman and his family laugh their asses off all the way to nice vacations to highway and spending sprees at Nordstrom, paid for by suckers who think Eyman will save them money down the line.

Hey, it works better than some pyramid scheme. Republicans make great thieves. That's why we need to exterminate them.

[gusto and poor]

Correction: I thought I spelled "Hawaii" not "highway."

[sparky]

lol...

[joanie]

Oh boy, which way to the woodshed? I'm skeptical of the Court's position. I'm inclined to think they were intimidated into the vote and I think Eyman is very definitely part of that. I thought Madsen's position was ridiculous. And as I recall, two of the judges are up for reelection . . . am I wrong?