The Seattle Channel remains the last bit of ground in the city where debate takes the old fashioned form: each side of an issue argues for itself with some kind of moderation. Most of the usual media features Mad Libs about press releases (for example, Crosscut regurgitating various “reports“) and others like The Stranger have become what Pravda was during the Cold War, a reliable source of propaganda for the Communist Party (oops, I’m sorry, “progressives”) in Seattle. As someone we know might say, “Sad!” So please enjoy the fireworks and the balance here. It’s also worth sharing with people on the fence. Where’s the balance between reasonable regulation and a takeover of private property?