Down with Dudley

Republican candidate for Oregon governor Chris Dudley is an one-man environmental disaster. His biggest donor, in fact, is a timber company. And his economic policies are likely to cause serious problems for the enforcement of basic environmental rules. When the Oregonian did a piece on the two candidates’ views on the environment, Dudley blew off the reporter. Oh, yeh, and he’s not convinced that global warming is caused by humans. I couldn’t bring myself to make a cocktail for him, so instead, I made one in honor of his opponent, Oregon’s dashing former governor, John Kitzhaber (endorsed by the Sierra Club. The candidate, I mean, not the drink.)

Kitz cocktail:

1 shot bourbon

1 teaspoon maple syrup

splash of pepper vodka

Combine ingredients in a shaker without ice and stir. Add ice and shake. Strain into your most attractive cocktail glass. This is a close race, but the more you drink, the more votes Kitzhaber will get.

Drink your beer from a bottle

Aluminum production is not cool, especially when something goes wrong, as it just did in Hungary.