Republicans in the Washington State House of Representatives might want to call Rep. Jamila Taylor a monkey. They didn't — she brought it up, assuming her colleagues were racists uttering slurs under their breaths. As far as we know, Washington isn't paying out reparations (yet), and Republicans don't think it's a good idea with a $15 billion budget deficit.

It's a bold strategy — call yourself something racist and claim that other people were thinking it.

This sounds like more of a "her" problem.

But maybe they want to. Assume the worst.

And then there's Rep. Kristine Reeves, who believes that the people of Washington are calling for "restorative justice." It really is California Jr.