text: Gee, then maybe Republicans could try making their case to those heathens in Portland and Eugene instead of complaining on comment boards and hoping that Multnomah County magically disappears one day.    With very few exceptions, Oregon conservatives have little to offer besides bumper sticker slogans ("Cut wasteful spending!  Unless it's something that's important to me!") and knee-jerk tantrums.  Government salaries, PERS, and unions aren't going to go away.  What palatable solutions do you have besides demonizing hard-working people who aren't "ordinary voters"?