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According to Peace Action’s Congressional Voting Record for last year’s session of Congress, only Senators Maria Cantwell (78%), Patty Murray (78%), Representatives Jim McDermott (74%), and Jay Inslee (57%) had respectable scores on issues...
Darcy Burner and Gen. Paul Eaton (ret) in Redmond, discussing the Responsible Plan to get out of Afghanistan. Sunday May 27, 2012
http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle Currently, as I write this, they’re discussing how often to have General Assemblies and whether there should be a quorum (of 50?) for making decisions. They endlessly discuss process and how to...
Republicans made sure that the economy would remain in the doldrums in order to prevent Obama from winning a second term. They opposed virtually every Obama proposal. “The most corrupt, evil, and petty sort...
“One person was dead as massive wildfires in drought-parched Colorado and New Mexico burned out of control, while Western lawmakers pleaded for updates to an aging U.S. aerial firefighting fleet needed to combat a...
House committee schedules vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt The Repugs aren’t shy about prosecuting Dems. Why did Obama protect GOP criminals and hide the truth from the American people?   If he was...
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...
