] OLYMPIA -- The state's powerful teachers union is backing
] a proposal to expand gambling in the state to pay for
] cost-of-living raises for teachers and other education
] priorities.
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] In an unusual alliance, the Washington Education
] Association and the Entertainment Industry Coalition have
] joined forces to make a case for expanded gambling when
] the Legislature reconvenes for a special session May 12.
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] The EIC approached the teachers union in the final days
] of the regular session that ended Sunday, dangling the
] prospect of between $200 million and $300 million in new
] gambling revenues to help fill a $2.6 billion budget
] shortage.

the fed gov. raged war with iraq because the end justified the means.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/ndr/255264.html

And now other community facets are using the same fuzzy logic to get what they need. I feel so out of whack with what the main stream media considers right and wrong. I’m like in a bad thought pool in a canoe without a paddle.

Legislature 2003: Teachers join in push to expand gambling