Sen. Kline wants a state response to Citizens United “..Kline said his bill simply asks Congress to draft the language and put it out to the states for ratification. He indicated there are some Republicans who share his concern about the role of money in politics – particularly if the same limits were to apply…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Backbone Rises Again & We The People March Onward! Backbone’s 1st ever CSO and New Staff Join Team Backbone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Actions & Workshops: Monday January 21st in Washington, DC Backbone Campaign in Washington, DC with Giant Backbone Puppet, first appearance since 2007. Evan Simmons and Doug Skove are supporting the Arch of…
A friend of mine ordered a sandwich two weeks ago and by the following Saturday was down with the flu. How did that happen? The worker at the cash register was feeling lousy, sneezing and coughing. And contagious. So my friend was down with the flu for a week. Thanks to the flu shot she…
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As our legislators start their 105 day work year Climate and Sustainable jobs was the theme for this years rally. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a 105 day work year?
Hallelujah,   I heard there was a Tax Accord parody by Anne Smith, with apologies to Leonard Cohen. Guitar and singing by Don Smith: G                            Em                      G                      Em I heard there was a tax accord, with Norquist as the overlord C           …
The Hitler gun control lie: Gun rights activists who cite the dictator as a reason against gun control have their history dangerously wrong As it turns out, the Weimar Republic, the German government that immediately preceded Hitler’s, actually had tougher gun laws than the Nazi regime. … The 1938 law signed by Hitler that LaPierre…
The musical “The Book of Mormon” is showing currently in Seattle. Its entire run is sold-out. It makes fun of Mormons. Why can the producers get away with ridiculing Mormons? They wouldn’t be able to make a musical that ridiculed Jews or Muslims, or blacks or women. Jews like Mel Brooks lampoon Jews. Gays make…
Name Photo Position Annual Salary Net worth Approximate percent of income paid in Washington state taxes Steve Ballmer Microsoft CEO $1.3 million about $15.7 billion Mark Ritz Restaurant cook $25,500 about $3000 Sources Microsoft CEO Ballmer pay slips 4 pct to $1.3M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer Washington: Who Pays? Fact sheet Cook $13 – $15/HR ($26,000 – $30,000/yr),…