Washington Liberals

“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 keeping such instruments on foot but in well-defined cases. Such an instrument is a standing army.” –Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys,…

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 policy. But in this case, I’m really struggling to identify with America’s leading CEOs. The Business Roundtable represents 200 of our…

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, along with slavery, over a 100 years ago. Our laws are quite clear: workers must be paid at least the minimum…

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 former state education commissioners who support Bush’s agenda of school reform, which includes school choice, online education, retention of third-graders who…

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 the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank. Paul wants to look at the institution’s impact on job creation and the unemployment…

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 single payer health care in Washington State. Laws and budgets reflect our moral values as citizens. Our civic values are rooted…

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:

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 the event which sparked the latest restrictions on whether people can or cannot protect themselves using firearms… I am very interested…

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 everyone else. We got our own message for Schultz and his 1% buddies. We don’t want the 1% pushing their agenda…