What did they say, a white pine?

> Does anyone actually like the political signs?

Oh yeah, I do. Not sure what's wrong with me. But I'll give my reasons.

• I like grassroots democracy (even though most campaigns aren't grassroots, some are, like the campaign I put up signs for this season).
• I like graphic design: the fonts, the proportions, the simple color schemes.
• I like to think about the semiotics: how certain fonts connote conservatism, while others suggest innovation. How certain colors, or the absence of capital letters, or the prominence of first names, all serve to emphasize the non-threatening femininity of female candidates.
• It's interesting how fashions in signage change.
• I like last names. Some candidates always have interesting last names.
• I just like the colors, honestly. And it's only a month or so every year, so it doesn't really get old.
• Signs can be funny, like the Mills signs that said "My rights. My body. My governor," as if to imply the possibility of a late-term abortion (by the body politic) of the Governor.

But seeing how much you all hate signs has definitely lit a fire under my ass to get all mine taken down within the week!

Sen. Ben Chipman has put little thank-you notes on his signs around Portland