Thank Sen. Whitehouse and Senate Democrats for fighting to pass the DISCLOSE Act. Some progressive say the Dems are as bad as the Repugs. Though Dems sometimes compromise too much, and though there are some bad Dems, the GOP by far are worse, as I expounded in The myth that the Dems are as bad…

Below are scanned images of one of the anti-Suzan DelBene fliers sent out by Progress Washington, which, according to this article, was a PAC formed by Laura Ruderman’s mom, Mary Rotchschild. (Ruderman and DelBene are running for Congress in the 1st CD.) Ruderman and her mom have come under criticism by some Democrats for engaging…

Our leaders have undertaken three disastrous, failed wars:  Busy & Cheney’s war in Iraq;  Bush, Cheney & Obama’s war in Afghanistan; and the war on drugs. But there’s one war that regressives (aka conservatives) and so-called “centrist” Democrats are winning: the war on the middle class and the New Deal. The war on women, the…

The Reverend Rich Lang officiated at the marriage ceremony between Corporate Person and Angela Vogel, on July 18, 2012 in Seattle. “On behalf of our true religion, the worship of the dollar … I pronounce as an ordained United Methodist pastor, that they are from this day forward husband and wife, one corporate flesh, to…

White House Strongly Supports DISCLOSE Act “The Obama Administration strongly came out on Monday for the DISCLOSE (Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections) Act, which would require enhanced disclosures on TV and radio political advertising. It was a case of the White House supporting a bill supported by another Whitehouse, Sen.…

Medical Marijuana Use Sprouting In Israel

McKenna aide: ‘Shut up and speak English’ Kathlyn Ehl, a policy advisor to McKenna, sent out the following tweet on Jan. 25: “shut up and speak english #asians.”

The other day I got a glossy campaign mailing from State Senator Steve Litzow (Republican, 41st LD).  It says front center: Dear Neighbor, As community leaders and mothers concerned for our children’s futures, we urge you to support re-election of Steve Litzow to the State Senate. His record of independent leadership on education and the…

[This resolution is being considered by the King County Democrats; my inclination is to support the resolution.] Resolution in Opposition to Locating a Professional Sports Arena in Seattle’s Industrial Maritime District WHEREAS tens of thousands of dollars have been spent in support of building a third sports complex in Seattle’s maritime industrial district, with virtually…

Digby reports: “The 17 House Democrats who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt last week have received more than $1.3 million in financial aid from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee since the start of 2009, a review of campaign finance records shows. That total constitutes roughly one out of every nine…