The Dems lost in 2000 because Clinton triangulated. He signed onto NAFTA and approved a bill to overturn Glass-Steagall. Clinton thereby pissed off enough progressives to throw the election to Bush. The Dems lost in 2010 because Obama’s turn to the right empowered the GOP and disillusioned Independents and the Democratic base. If they lose…
It’s been about three months since we got together last…and as much as I missed y’all – well, let’s just say a long break is truly soothing for the soul. When I came back, I figured we’d be able to talk about how my Congressman, Dave Reichert (R- Politically Vulnerable And Utterly Ineffectual) was on…
George Carlin says the US is CTD (“circling the drain”). CTD is what doctors put on a patient’s chart when the patient is dying. “This country is really finished. It’s just a matter of playing out the end game.” “War is rich old men protecting their property by sending middle class and lower class young…
Connect the dots. Extreme weather is fueled by climate change.
I support gay rights but question whether the fight for full marriage quality isn’t a wedge issue that will distract voters from more important issues such as war, military spending, the economy, economic justice, corruption, climate change, health care, taxation, and green energy. Politicians love wedge issues. Actually, I’m not sure of this. Maybe gay…
In this video, Mtt Romney says he opposes gay marriages wants to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman. “3000 years of human history shouldn’t be discarded so quickly.” But “Mitt Romney’s great-great-grandfather was Parley Pratt, a Mormon apostle who had twelve wives. ” (source)
From The race is on to fill new 1st Congressional District: …. In an apparent effort to trim the field, Gregoire and Larsen endorsed DelBene, as did the state Washington State Labor Council. But King County Democrats struggled with their pick. A subcommittee recommended DelBene and Burner, but then backed away from Burner when a…
Our State has an official unemployment rate of 9% and an actual unemployment rate of 25%. Nearly one million people are unemployed in our State. By comparison, North Dakota has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation – in part because North Dakota has their own State Bank which keeps their money in…
12 Noon May 14th – RALLYÂ Â Facebook Event , Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave Plaza, 600 Fourth Ave, Seattle 98104 Â Â Â Â Â Support a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling ! 2PM -Â Seattle City Council votes on the resolution 3PM, or immediately after the Council has voted, -News Conference. We…
At the moment, justice has not reached the Bush Administration officials on our shores. The Obama Administration protects and perpetuates the Bush crimes. The world knows, and we know, that there shall be no peace without justice. Bush & Associates Found Guilty of Torture www.mathaba.net A solid case for the prosecution of Bush, Blair, Rumsfeld,…