Jay Inslee does not work for our state. Rather, he works for his special interests’ agenda — we’ve established that by shining a light on his daily calendar.
But, it’s not just that he does not work for our state, our green governor does not seem to work much at all. Inslee’s schedule during the latter half of May, through June 5th, helps us establish that more than ever before.
This special edition of our ongoing series on Inslee’s schedule has us wanting to change his title from our nation’s “greenest governor” to our nation’s “laziest governor.” Without further ado:
Monday, May 23rd
Inslee’s schedule was filled with “Free”, “Personal Time”, and “Out of the office” time. He did not have an official activity on schedule.
Inslee did not work for his paycheck this day.
Tuesday, May 24th
Inslee officially started his “workday” with a 20-minute 9:20 AM phone meeting with staff while en-route to an unofficial event labeled as “Personal Time.” This event lasted 2 hours. Other than another 25-minute phone meeting, he filled his day with more “Personal Time” and “Downtime” events.
That is calendar slang for campaigning. So that means Inslee worked on governing for 45 minutes.
Wednesday, May 25th
Inslee’s official workday — after some more “Personal Time” activities — started at 9:45 AM with a phone call with staff to prep for Governor Ha Jin Song of the Jeollabuk-do province in South Korea’s visit to Washington State. He managed to work until 4:30 PM with only a few 5 to 15-minute breaks. Of course, he was also forced to do so because of the official state visit of a foreign guest. Inslee filled the rest of his day with “Personal Time.”
Inslee worked 7 hours — we are being nice and counting his breaks.
Thursday, May 26th
Inslee started his official day at 9:30 AM with a staff policy briefing that lasted 15-minutes, followed by a 30-minute meeting with his executive team and education staff. Inslee then flew to Everett in order to make remarks at the Work Force Development Center Commencement Ceremony. Apparently, he did not work while en-route. After wrapping-up his hour-long speech at 12:30, Inslee filled the rest of his day with “Personal Time” (including a phone call with Senator Patty Murray).
At 5 PM, Inslee had a phone meeting with Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland. He then attended a meeting with the Bates Technical College President and Trustees, and made remarks at Bates Technical College Commencement Ceremony until 7:15 PM.
Inslee worked about 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Friday, May 26th
Inslee did not work.
Saturday & Sunday, May 27 – 28th
Inslee did not work.
All in all, Inslee worked a total of 12 hours (that is a generous estimation). Shockingly, our green governor took two full days off…. The week before a three day weekend.
Monday, May 30th
Inslee did not work; it was Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 31st
Other than a 15-minute phone call with a policy advisor at 10:15 AM, Inslee filled his day with “Personal Time.” At 4:30 PM, he prepped with staff for a meeting with the State Finance Committee and Public Deposit Protection Commission. He then met with the State Finance Committee and Public Deposit Protection Commission. At 5 PM, Inslee prepped for his San Francisco climate change trip for 30-minutes. He followed that up with more “Personal Time,” expect for filming a Clean Air Rule video for 15 minutes.
Inslee worked for one hour and 30 minutes.
Wednesday, June 1st
Having flown to San Francisco the pervious evening for a Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) conference, Inslee had breakfast with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown at 7:30 AM — we assume the relatively early hour (for Inslee) was Brown’s idea.
By his standards, Inslee had a busy day. He worked 9 hours and 45 minutes — of course, he was at a climate conference with his fellow true believers, so one could hardly call it work .
Especially since there was no Washington State benefit involved in the day.
Thursday, June 2nd
Inslee flew back to Seattle and commenced his regular schedule filled with “Personal Time.” After a 30 minute phone call with his Executive Team, Inslee spent the rest of the afternoon on “Personal Time.” Then, after a 15-minute phone call with Senator Sharon Nelson at 3:15 PM, Inslee did nothing else with his day.
Inslee worked a total of 45 minutes.
Friday, June 3rd
Inslee managed to start his day at 8 AM with a phone prep with staff for a
Western State Hospital Leadership meeting he had at 8:45 AM. From 10 AM – 11 AM, Inslee was at an Executive Cabinet/Governor’s Staff Retreat. After going for a haircut in the middle of the day, Inslee met with staff from 12:15 to 1:15 PM. Other than a 10-minute phone call with staff and attending Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle’s Retirement Celebration, Inslee filled the rest of his day with “Personal Time.”
Inslee worked about 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Saturday & Sunday, June 4 – 5th
Inslee did not do any official work.
In total, Inslee worked 16 hours at 30 minutes. However, excluding the day of the conference, he worked a mere 6 hours and 45 minutes.
That’s your governor, at “work”.
Well, so far he hasn’t poisoned the drinking water.
The Jay-bird Inslee is just plain lazy; it the voters of this state want meaningful governance, they must oust his lazy ass in November and let someone with a sense of honesty and integrity fill that office.
How about you demonstrate that work ethic of honesty and integrity for us, by producing the examples you claimed to have of Rob McKenna’s accomplishments — you know, the examples which showed why we should have chosen him over Inslee?
Because the last time I asked, you could not cite even one lone example of why we should have chosen McKenna.
Drop dead, tensie. The Jay-bird has done all he needs to do to show his gross incompetence and lack of accountability to the citizens of this state. We don’t need to go back to a hypothetical scenario. The evidence of Inslee’s malfeasance is there for all to see who want to.
It wasn’t a “hypothetical scenario,” it was an actual election, and you can’t even give one single little example of the acts you claimed McKenna had performed on behalf of us Washingtonians. Meanwhile, we majority of voters clearly saw an arrogant and incompetent attorney who repeatedly squandered our money pursuing his rabidly partisan agenda, losing in court every time.
But hey, obsess over Gov. Inslee’s schedule and fling petty insults at him. That’ll win the next election for sure!
The scenario you want use to draw me into a make believe situation is the “hypothetical situation” here, bub. McKenna lost the election, I accept that even though I don’t like it. The relevant discussion is about the laziness and incompetence of the guy that did get elected. If you think that the inordinate amount of personal time Jay-bird Inslee uses when he should be minding the people’s business, doing his job as governor, is okay… so be it. I see at as the six figure salary he pulls down for that position is being just pissed away by a do nothing incompetent boob.
The scenario you want use to draw me into a make believe situation is the “hypothetical situation” here, bub. McKenna lost the election,
That election is the very real scenario you tried to use to show we voters had chosen the wrong candidate. You claimed we voters had ignored Attorney General McKenna’s extensive record of solid accomplishments. When I asked you for examples from that record, you couldn’t give so much as one, choosing instead to hurl attempted insults at me for asking. You still can’t seem to understand how completely your inability to produce has validated our choice:
The relevant discussion is about the laziness and incompetence of the guy that did get elected.
Since you have completely failed, after numerous requests, to give even one single example of McKenna’s fitness for office, how can you blame the majority of us for our not having agreed with you?
…the inordinate amount of personal time Jay-bird Inslee uses when he should be minding the people’s business, doing his job as governor,
Your sole source for which is the repeated embittered whiny rants of his failed opposition, who themselves still lack the character to admit they lost, fair and square.
You’re all trying to beat something with nothing. Please don’t get too surprised if your strategy continues to get you what it has always gotten.
As always, this unshakable assumption here reigns: all of the activities of a busy CEO are always publicly available, right down to the last detail. Or at least, to the five (!) minute level.
Also, a sitting Governor’s out of office time cannot have been spent working. (It simply just CAN’T, that’s why!!)
Jay Inslee defeated the campaign you guys worked for. Admit it and move on.
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