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Should we call gun nuts "gun nuts"? 2

Should we call gun nuts "gun nuts"?

The minister at my local Unitarian Universalist church said in a sermon that left-leaning folks should stop calling gun-rights advocates names such as “gun nut” and “moron.” She said that it sure is tempting...

Rep. Adam Smith and military spending 1

Rep. Adam Smith and military spending

Washington’s Rep. Adam Smith of the 9th Congressional District is the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.  Smith figures prominently in the Jan 28 issue of the The New Yorker, in the...

Thomas Jefferson's opposition to standing armies 0

Thomas Jefferson's opposition to standing armies

“There are instruments so dangerous to the rights of the nation and which place them so totally at the mercy of their governors that those governors, whether legislative or executive, should be restrained from...

King Tom Watch 0

King Tom Watch

Check out King Tom Watch That page is the work of Fuse Washington; see http://whois.domaintools.com/kingtomwatch.com Similar to my idea from Dec 14:

Gun Nuts' Fantasies 0

Gun Nuts' Fantasies

I saw a facebook post by gun nuts who suspect the Sandy Hook massacre was faked in order to restrict gun rights. Here’s the image they posted: “This whole SANDY HOOK situation is really...

Working Washington targets Starbucks 0

Working Washington targets Starbucks

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made his baristas in Washington DC write political slogans on their customers’ cups. His goal was to push the 1% message—lower tax rates for the rich and cut budgets for...

Report on League of Education Voters forum in Issaquah 2

Report on League of Education Voters forum in Issaquah

On Tuesday, I attended a forum in Issaquah on education funding, organized by the League of Education Voters.  The main speakers were Rep. Ross Hunter  — Democratic chair of the House Ways and Means...