Democracy for Vancouver

Oy vey…

State Rep. Jim Dunn will be stripped of his committee assignments and denied travel reimbursement after the 17th District lawmaker made what even Dunn acknowledged was an “inappropriate” remark to a woman at a legislative function in the Tri-Cities last month…snip…

“I opened my mouth inappropriately and apologized for it,” Dunn said. He said he couldn’t recall exactly what he said to the woman, who was a stranger to him, but it was along the lines of “I bought you a drink because I want to take you home.”

Dunn, who is married, said he was pressured to resign but refused. “I’m elected by the people,” he said.

Aneurin’s all over it:

If you have zero committee assignments, how are you supposed to represent your constituents effectively? Like Richard Curtis, he’s using per diem for hotel rooms to score. But Dunn’s not a playa, legislatively or otherwise, having introduced no substantial legislation whatsoever, period. Now Debolt is knee capping him, requesting that Speaker Chopp strip him of his committee assignments and that per diem be stripped after the 2008 session. In this case, we all hate the playa, and the game.

Read the rest of his post.

Link to the Columbian’s article.

I am speechless.