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...
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Obama Reportedly Considering Intervention In Syrian Civil War
One reason I supported Rocky Anderson for president on the Justice Party ticket is that he remembers that only congress has the power to declare war. ANDERSON: I think the important issue here is...
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...
Bill Maher on Obama and on America's obsession with guns and sports
“Mr. President, there are two ways to look at your 51 to 48 percent victory. 1. We love you. 2. We like you 3% more than Mitt Romney.” “But it is now the job...
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...
No sense of citizenship – or shame: Wealthy corporate CEOs want Social Security, Medicare on chopping block
I like to consider myself a sensible guy – someone who can set aside my own self-interest to recognize other people’s need, concerns and desires – particularly when it comes to politics and public...
Where’s WA GOP on wage protection?
When you work, you get paid. That’s just common sense. Indeed, if you don’t get paid for your work, you are little better than an indentured servant. And we got rid of that practice,...
Charter Schools foundation associated with ALEC, Jeb Bush, corporations that benefit
E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials: The e-mails are between the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) and a group Bush set up called Chiefs for Change, whose members are current and...
Ron Paul Invites Neo-Confederate Witness to Testify in Congress
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports: Ron Paul Invites Neo-Confederate Witness to Testify in Congress This morning, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) hosted his first hearing as chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees...
Testimony Regarding HB 1085 to Establish Single Payer Health Care in the State of Washington
Submitted by Martha Koester, PhD, Board Member, Health Care for All – Washington I currently reside in the 34th legislative district, and I advocate that the state legislature pass HB 1085/SB 5224 to implement...