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Quickie: gay marriage is just, but it is a wedge issue 0

Quickie: gay marriage is just, but it is a wedge issue

I support efforts to legalize gay marriage in Washington State. However, it’s not at the top of my list of priorities. Legalizing gay marriage may drive a wedge into Democratic constituencies and harm efforts...

Who will lawmakers in Olympia hear?  The lobbyists? Or you? 0

Who will lawmakers in Olympia hear? The lobbyists? Or you?

Most legislators aren’t bad people. But, being human, they react to pressure. Because the special interest lobbyists that serve the wealthiest 1% of the population are well-organized and well-paid, our legislators would get an...

Surprise: Al Franken defends SOPA 0

Surprise: Al Franken defends SOPA

Al Franken defends the Protect-IP (SOPA) act, saying that it’s necessary to protect intellectual property.   “If this bill really did some of the things people have heard it would do (like shutting down...

The 99% Declaration 1

The 99% Declaration

http://www.the-99-declaration.org/ “BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in order to form a more perfect Union, by, for and of the People, shall elect and convene...

Link: Dems Introduce Capital Gains Tax Bill in Olympia 0

Link: Dems Introduce Capital Gains Tax Bill in Olympia

Dems Introduce Capital Gains Tax Bill in Olympia “Representative Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) introduced HB 2563 today, which would impose a 5 percent excise tax on capital gains over $10,000 a year ($5,000 for an...

Dating game with some very special persons 0

Dating game with some very special persons

I’m making an animation video about this. Any ideas for questions the young lady should ask our bachelors (Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, and Monsanto)? And how should the bachelors respond? If I use your...