“Compared with the relative hysteria elsewhere, the race [in Washington] can seem restrained. [Dino] Rossi, known for balancing a tough budget in the legislature, is no Tea Party apostle, nor is he an outspoken social conservative. He is not a billionaire or a professional wrestler.” You say “restrained,” we say boring. Tuh-may-toe, tuh-mah-toe. (New York Times)