American Women's Message to the Republican Party
Some people might consider this video to be exploitative towards women. Others would have a more liberal attitude towards female sexuality.
The founders crafted a Federal system
The founders crafted a Federal system, with a strong central government, because society under the Articles of Confederation wasn’t working.   The Constitution asks the Federal government to provide for THE GENERAL WELFARE and to do lots of other things to secure our safety.  People who believe libertarian fantasies about minimal government should move to Somalia…
Santorum: Satan is Systematically Destroying America
See Santorum: Satan is Systematically Destroying America “And Satan has [attacked] the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality as the root to attack all of the strong plants that has so deeply rooted in the American tradition.”
Why is red the color of the GOP? Red signifies communism, after all.
Chris Tombrello responds: Wikipedia credits Tim Russert with coining “red state/blue state” during the 2000 elections. That year all of the TV news networks decided to use red/blue on their maps as a way to code the 2 parties. I’ve seen the use of colors used extensively in nations where there is low literacy, you…
OpEdNews: Chris Hedges is Correct About Militant Anarchists
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Chris-Hedges-is-Correct-Ab-by-Joe-Giambrone-120210-962.html “More of a parasite than a cancer, these pro-violence [Black Bloc] activists latch on to other nonviolent movements and use the cover of a large human shield to carry out actions that the large, nonviolent gathering wants no part of and did not sanction — and it puts their personal safety at risk without…
Rob McKenna returns money to shady foreclosure firm days before settling with banks
On Wednesday, a story broke that Rob McKenna has accepted $14k from a shady foreclosure firm that his office had put “on notice” for investigation. Â After sitting on those contributions for over four month, he only returned them to avoid an optics problem –Â days before he announced a settlement with major banks. See McKenna…
The war in Afghanistan is going badly and must end
Tom Hayden’s Peace and Justice Resource Center is reporting: Afghan Fissures Worsen, Exit Proposed    US Afghan Allies Attacking US Troops
Occupiers to converge on Olympia this weekend, work with Dems like Hasegawa
I heard this on Norman Goldman’s radio show and tracked down some references. The caller mentioned Rep. Bob Hasegawa by name and lauded his work on the state bank and other issues. Goldman spoke of knowing and liking Hasegawa as well. (See Norman Goldman, Bob Hasegawa, and Adam Kline speak at the WPC banquet.) So,…
Sobering New Yorker piece: Poor, White and Republican
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/02/poor-white-and-republican.html This article is reminiscent of Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”. It describes how many poor whites in the South depend on government handouts but, at the same time, are attracted to the Tea Party’s anti-government message. Biting the spoon that feeds them?
Ask your legislators to oppose anti-environment bill SB 6406
The Environmental Priorities Coalition says: SB 6406 would gut the Growth Management Act (the law that protects our state from sprawl), make several major policy changes to the State Environmental Policy Act, and now potentially delay laws that would prevent toxic stormwater runoff from entering Puget Sound and waterways across the state. Â Special interests are…