* extra political Christmas gifts for WA voters are about to arrive * the latest illegal border crossing stats and yesterday’s US Mexico border security meeting * Russell Wilson benched * Nikki Haley asked a bit of a “gotcha” question about the cause of the Civil War and her answer is doesn’t help her campaign * an unexpected twist in King Co. court when mom of a car theft suspect asks judge to grant home detention instead of a $500,000 bail * GUEST: LetsGoWA.com founder Brian Heywood is dropping off signatures for the last of 6 initiatives at WA