Washington Liberals Blog
Obama: the triumph and the tragedy
Alternative title 1: Why Dems should be furious at Obama Alternative title 2: How Obama brought on Trump Historians will look back at the presidency of Barack Obama as one that was both triumphant...
Book review: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon by Rosa Brooks is a wonderfully-written, informative book about the bloated military, its mission creep, and the under-funding of other parts...
Lobbying Adam Smith for a sane military budget
According to OpenSecrets, in the 2017 – 2018 campaign cycle, Rep. Adam Smith (D – WA, 9th CD) received contributions of $111,950 from Defense Aerospace corporations, $97,200 from Defense Electronics, and $74,000 from Miscellaneous...
Balance our Tax Code
https://balanceourtaxcode.com/ has a petition to balance our unfair, regressive tax code. Washington’s tax code is upside down. Washington’s tax code is the most upside down in the nation. Powerful special interests have rigged the...
Quickie link: I Have Seen the Future of a Republican Party That Is No Longer Insane
I Have Seen the Future of a Republican Party That Is No Longer Insane In my one opportunity to offer a comment, I helpfully suggested that the Republican Party as currently constituted needed (this...
Robert Mueller’s Coming to Town (song)
 You better watch out, you better not lie. You better bow out, I’m telling you why. Robert Mueller’s coming to town. He’s made indictments, checking them twice. Telling everyone about your criminal vice....
Quickie link: The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes
The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes “An eight-year [Republican-led] campaign to slash the IRS’s budget has left the agency understaffed, hamstrung, and operating with archaic equipment. The result: a hundred-billion-dollar...