Washington Liberals Blog
Sen. Cantwell sponsors extension of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
At a forum on low income housing and homelessness prevention Friday, August 26, Sen. Maria Cantwell discussed the bill that she is co-sponsoring with Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe to extend and strengthen the affordable...
Quickie: Reichert wimps out
On Friday evening Republican Congressman Dave Reichert was supposed to attend a fundraiser in Bellevue, but he canceled — probably because of the protests that MoveOn had planned for the event.
Quickie: Republicans oppose this tax cut
Because it benefits the middle class: For Some in G.O.P., a Tax Cut Not Worth Embracing.
Climate Reality?
Haven’t had time to look hard at this group – Climate Reality, but at first glance it appears to be an education campaign. I am down with that.
Hurricane Irene
Global warming, big hurricanes. Any questions? Governor Rick Perry – please report to the North Carolina Coast to pray this huge storm away. For those of you hanging over on the right coast, move...
How to stop the Tea Party: a response to Sam Harris
Here are two ways to stop the Tea Party and other libertarians. First, progressive Democrats should fight to take over the Democratic Party — the way Tea Party activists recently took over much of...
Promising Obama speeches
These excerpts from President Obama’s speeches explain why people trusted him to bring real change. Was he forced to renege on his promises? Or was he lying when he made these promises?
Boss rakes in millions; workers get food stamps
All told, the federal government provides $65 billion a year in food stamps to almost 46 million Americans. While that sounds like a lot of money — maybe it’s something Republicans in Congress would...
Transpartisan dialog: is it possible?
I’ve been getting invitations to events organized by “Seattle Transpartisan Alliance” (also here). They wish to find common areas of agreement across the political spectrum, between libertarians and liberals, in particular. For example, they...