I do think 30 years is enough. No question about that. I know there was adefinite feeling Foley was not in touch with the needs of the district. That doesn't apply here. Hyslop and other Republicans believe, or hope, the media campaign being waged by U.S. Term Limits will leave Eastern Washington voters angry that an outside interest group is meddling in their politics.
Voters are fully capable and engaged without term-limit folks coming in and running ads.
Democrats, however, see an opening. Already six prominent Democrats are being mentioned as possible candidates. State Party chairman Paul Berendt visited Spokane recently to inspect the lot. To take out somebody like Nethercutt you can't put your eggs in one basket. His apparent flip-flop on term limits is one piece of the puzzle, but there's really a much bigger set of issues, including our ability to field a candidate who is stronger than we've fielded in the last couple of elections.