Will the Democrats reject "centrism"?
Democrats fear that voter turnout will be low in 2012 due to dissatisfaction with President Obama’s policies and due to a feeling that change is hopeless. If Democrats want progressives’ votes and help, they...
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Report on the LAC meeting with Rep. Hasegawa
Sunday afternoon I attended the King County Dems’ Legislative Action Committee meeting in Renton, where Rep. Bob Hasegawa was the guest speaker. He is awesome: a strong progressive and an unpretentious, nice guy. The...
Our leaders don't lead, Tim Eyman leads
Our leaders don’t lead. Governor Gregoire and the legislators have punted on the issue of raising revenue. If you ask legislators, they say “the people” have to demand fair taxation and an end to...
Fight the Good Fight to make the Democratic Party more progressive?
Millions of progressive activists give time, money, and energy to advocacy groups, because they don’t trust the Democratic Party. Shouldn’t progressives take over the Democratic Party the way religious conservatives and Teabaggers took over...
Goldy on the REAL Rob McKenna and progressive media
At the 41st LD Dems’ meeting, Goldy (David Goldstein) spoke about the REAL Rob McKenna and about how progressives can win. State Attorney General Rob McKenna is a personable guy who presents himself as...
Are libertarians sociopaths?
There’s a discussion on the Washington Liberals yahoo group about the heartlessness of libertarian philosophy. The question came up: are libertarians sociopaths? Or are they just confused? I too have called libertarianism “sociopathic.” Some...
Driving is like smoking
Twenty years ago, smoking was permitted in most restaurants and public buildings. Nowadays, smokers have accepted that they have no right to force nonsmokers to put up with secondhand smoke. In a similar way,...
Report on the 41st LD Town Hall meeting: budget cuts bite
Saturday afternoon I attended the 41st Legislative District Town Hall meeting at Mercer Island High School. State Sen. Steve Litzow (R), Rep. Judy Clibborn (D), and Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) spoke. There was a...
LD Town Hall meetings today, get involved
People often complain that politics is depressing. Politicians are often dishonest and power-grabbing. Meetings are boring. Political activists are annoying. The media barely covers rallies. It’s all so frustrating and exhausting. They say all...
What to do about funding requests?
I got email today from Chris Bowers (Campaign Director, Daily Kos) asking me to donate money to support the recall of GOP politicians in Wisconsin: “On Monday, I sent you an email about how...