Very proud of our state!

This month's elections in The Great State of Washington have legalized gay marriage, decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, went solidly for Barack Obama and elected Jay Inslee as governor. Even locally, with a few exceptions, Spokane has shown itself to be a fairly rational place.

Like all Democratically-leaning states (givers), we subsidize Republican-leaning states (takers), but that's OK. They will see the light some day too. Every state will eventually progress. Right now, we're leading the way.

One more reason to love our state: