"Save Our Sonics" did all they could to save our team. They too, have weighed in on the comments published here on my blog, and are now asking sports fans to take action this November:
Bill:
Those at the end of your finger point are very much part of the blame that went into getting us to this point.
However what got you to the scene of the accident isn't what caused the accident it just made it possible for you be the victim.
The blame for this city not having Sonics Basketball for a few years rests right on the doorstep of the Governor. She failed to lead. The comment "I want to keep the team here, but what am I supposed to do, walk the halls myself" tells it all. The answer is "YES! borrow a pair of tennis shoes from Patty Murray and get busy being a leader. Gov Lowery did, Gov Locke did, both knew that they had to drag the rest of Olympia kicking and screaming to a solution.
Excuses are the name of the game in Olympia right now. They can think them up faster than the speed of light. The litterly spent more time telling us that they didn't have time to solve the problem than it would have taken to just solve the problem.
If Sonics fans want our team back, either through the Schulz lawsuit or with the Ballmer group bringing a new group of players here, we have to have leaders in place in Olympia. Sports fans need to be VERY active this November. If there is an incumbant that was on the wrong side of this issue on the ballot then you vote for the opponent no matter what party (or write in the name of your favorite Sonic if they are unopposed). If January comes and there are some new faces in Olympia we will have sent our message loud and clear.
Send the message that excuses are no longer acceptable, failure is not an option, and it is time to earn your pay and SOLVE THE PROBLEM!
--From "Save Our Sonics"