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How can WA Dems pressure Senator Murray to stand firm?

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I’ve heard from several activists that their efforts to talk to Senator Murray and her staff are having little success I’m a member of the Healthy WA Coalition, along with about 100 groups, and so far, even though our efforts have made the news and rated a (negative) op-ed in the Seattle Times, we haven’t […]
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Even Grover Norquist Rethinks Afghanistan

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Grover Norquist Calls for Conservatives to Rethink Afghanistan (from CBS News) At a private dinner this week, Norquist reportedly argued that the attention and resources required to continue the war in Afghanistan are weighing the nation down. Norquist said conservatives need to have an honest discussion “about the vast expenditures of cash, the vast expenditures […]
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Primary candidates barely mention war and military spending

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The Washington State Voters’ Pamphlet for the presidential primary election barely mentions the costs of wars and military spending. Tulsi Gabbard’s statement says the most about the topic. “Let us enter into a new century free from the fear of nuclear war, a world where there is real peace….” In the next paragraph she says, […]

One Reply to “52% of US Discretionary spending is devoted to the military”

  1. WTF? Have we lost our way in the world. It’s no wonder we turn to war to resolve differences. War is a force that gives us jobs and meaning.

    Time to look elsewhere for answers. How about a living wage that is not based on what we kill? How about a living planet that we take care to pass on in a healthy state to our kids? Time to say no to both the Dems and the Repubs. They have shown what they value. What do we value? Andy

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