Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002: "My views are progressive"
Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002 “My views are progressive”
Fat butt fantasy: a political commentary on WA State politics
I have an image in my mind of a fat butt. One cheek is Microsoft. The other cheek is Boeing. The legislators line up to kiss them. It’s a rather crude image, but maybe it can be made cute and funny. I wish David Horsey took requests! Any artists out there? There are plenty of…
Government is Good: An Unapologetic Defense of a Vital Institution
The Government is Good website has announced that their book Government is Good: An Unapologetic Defense of a Vital Institution is now available in paperback form and as an ebook. Why a book defending government? Because for decades, right-wing forces in this country have engaged in a relentless and irresponsible campaign of vicious government bashing….
Resolution Supporting H.J.RES.90 and S.J.RES.33
WHEREAS H.J.RES.90 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on 11/18/2011 by Rep Theodore E. Deutch [ D – FL-19], and WHEREAS H.J.RES.90 is titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude forprofit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States,…
Court challenge filed against I-1053
The Olympian reported in July: I-1053: Filers say initiative violates state constitution, endangers education The League of Education Voters and several House Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday [July, 25, 2011] in King County to challenge the voter-approved two-thirds legislative vote requirement for tax increases. They say the limit in Initiative 1053 violates the state constitution…
Bush Administration Advanced Solyndra Loan Guarantee for Two Years, Media Blow the Story
Stephen Lacey and Richard Caperton report in Exclusive Timeline: Bush Administration Advanced Solyndra Loan Guarantee for Two Years, Media Blow the Story: It’s often claimed that the Solyndra loan guarantee was “rushed through†by the Obama Administration for political reasons. In fact, the Solyndra loan guarantee was a multi-year process that the Bush Administration launched…
Happy Holidays from the NRA
Ariz. gun club offers Santa shoot
Quick link: “Rich people don’t create jobs†— Seattle rich guy
“Rich people don’t create jobs†— Seattle rich guy Jobs and prosperity are hurt — not helped — by a tax system that bestows its bounty on the super-rich and saps the middle class of buying power, according to a prominent Seattle entrepreneur. … The super-rich paid about 40 percent in taxes during the prosperous…