Ex-Sen. Gorton takes partisan shot at Inslee, endorses Bryant as “a unifying leader”

Ex-U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton became the week’s second big-name Republican to endorse GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bill Bryant, evoking memories of days when Republicans used to win major statewide offices. But Gorton was decidedly nastier toward Gov. Jay Inslee than was former Gov. (and Sen.) Dan Evans, who backed Bryant on Monday.  Evans called Inslee a