Washington Liberals

I’ve been thinking a lot about the evolution of Christmas, and I’ve been thinking that there is a lot about the current practice that we can admire. Peace and good will, of course, and...

Signs of Intelligent Life in the Murdoch Universe.  The WSJ has article on “Scientists Increasingly Link Vehicle Exhaust With Brain-Cell Damage, Higher Rates of Autism.” There should be higher taxes on gasoline!

Click: ‘Roadkill’ Democrats Want Spending Reform With Tax Hike

A couple of quotes and some thoughts. “[The founding fathers] conferred, as against the Government, the right to be left alone — the right most valued by civilized men.” — Justice Louis D. Brandeis...

So who are the job creators? The accepted wisdom is that the wealthy, banks and the biggest corporations are job creators. But in fact, too many are job-taker-away-ers. They suck money, our money, out...

If last year’s bank executive bonuses from the six biggest financial firms we bailed out went to creating jobs with middle-class jobs with benefits, the unemployment rate would plummet to 6.75% – the same...

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I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop...

Governor Gregoire and the legislature propose raising the regressive sales tax to overcome the budget shortfall that was caused by decades of tax cuts for the rich, reckless deregulation, and disastrous wars. Why don’t...

Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002 “My views are progressive”