Washington Liberals

The Seattle P-I reports  Poll in hot House race: Koster, Burner ahead “He’s a Tea Party champion, and Republican John Koster appears to be the hottest candidate in the contest for the open U.S. House seat in the radically redrawn 1st Congressional District. The Snohomish County Councilman is at 46 percent in a new KING-5/Survey…

Nuns Speak About Vatican Criticism US nuns are criticizing the Vatican for its obsession with abortion and gay marriage, for its disinterest in social justice, and for its sexist mistreatment of women.

Today on the Occupy Wall Street facebook page, I saw a posting with the following ugly image and the caption “(H) The poison must be smashed, each and every way.” Thankfully, most of the comments were critical of the violence: … Occupy beware of infiltrators and figures of lesser inteligence 2 hours ago · Like…

December Surprise? From Rubin to Pelosi, Wall Street & DC Dems Push Post-Election Austerity “On a recent Meet the Press face-off between Democrats and Republicans, a politician claimed we urgently need to cut government spending. He embraced a plan to slash vital government programs and gut retirement security, while actually cutting taxes for the rich.…

Time to stop wishing that Obama would stop doing the work of tyrants. We can create the relationships and institutions that support the rights of people, a healthy earth, and a sustainable economy. Rocky Anderson speaks for me. Please help free Bradley Manning, who only revealed the crimes our government wants to hide from us.

The Other 98% joined with Working Washington and Bill Moyer’s Backbone Campaign to protest Amazon. The activists won: Amazon agreed to stop supporting ALEC.

The News Tribune is reporting: “In a ruling this morning that is certain to lead to a Supreme Court review, King County Superior Court Judge Bruce Heller found that tax increases including the closure of loopholes need only a simple majority.”

I got an email from the Washington State Democrats Dear Linda, We are proud to have such strong Democratic organizations on the eastside. And they are hosting one of their most important events on Sunday after the State Convention. Please join U.S. Representative Adam Smith, candidate for Governor Jay Inslee, emcee Tony Ventrella and other…

Representative Bob Hasegawa will be leading a special meeting of the Washington Public Bank Coalition to discuss what needs to be done to get the Investment Trust bill passed in the next legislative session. The meeting will be on Monday evening June 18th from 5:30 to 8 pm at Rainier Vista Neighborhood House, 4410 29th Avenue…