More on the Divided Left

On progressive blogs and email lists, there is continual debate about whether to work within, or outside of, the Democratic Party.  I suffer through (and often participate in) such debates. People who have given up on the Democratic Party say the Party leaders will always betray you;  you’ll always be outmaneuvered or thrown under the bus. …

Bill Maher: Occupy Movement should get involved in electoral politics!

Bill Maher hits the nail on the head again. He mercilessly and constructively criticizes the Occupy Movement for not getting more involved in electoral politics. “Instead of organizing interstate hootenannies, maybe it’s time for Occupy Wall Street to actually participate in the American political process. That means, boring stuff like canvassing neighborhoods, raising money, running…

Karen Porterfield speaks to Sammamish MoveOn Group

This afternoon the Sammamish/Issaquah MoveOn group met at beautiful Sammamish Public Library.  The featured guest was 8th Congressional District candidate Karen Porterfield. Porterfield, who received the endorsement of the Washington State Democrats at the state convention last week, said she’s not accepting PAC money and is limiting individual donations to $500 max. She speaks intelligently…

Rocky for President

“It should be no surprise that when rich men take control of the government, they pass laws that are favorable to themselves. The surprise is that those who are not rich vote for such people, even though they should know from bitter experience that the rich will continue to rip off the rest of us…