Washington Liberals

There were big endorsements for Steve Litzow, Jay Inslee and others who support charter schools. The endorsements came from the charter-schools-loving League of Education Voters, which is funded by Microsoft, Boeing, the Seattle Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and others. Follow the money. Boeing and Microsoft enjoy massive tax breaks and use their money to fund…

As reported in Students seeking sugar daddies for tuition, rent, many college students turn to prostitution to pay their education debts. Conservative opposition to taxation causes young women to turn to prostitution to pay for their education.  Why can’t American join the rest of the industrialized world and subsidize education and health care for everyone…

Last week Boeing reported that it had skipped out on $305 million in taxes in 2015. Back in 2013, the Legislature enacted a special Boeing exemption from business taxes. The legislative intent was to keep jobs in Washington. But that was not written into the tax exemption bill. So in spite of, or maybe because…

Marvin Rosete reported on facebook about the King County Democrats’ caucus held at Hazen High School Sunday, May 1: I am glad Senator Patty Murray left the building safely, until an idiot decided to attempt to bum rush the Senator’s group as she was leaving. The man in question said he was attacked by Hillary…

InspireSeattle invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum: Saturday, May 7th at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): is this Asian trade agreement good or bad for America (and Americans)? President Obama’s Office of the United States Trade Representative frames the TPP as “INCREASING AMERICAN EXPORTS, SUPPORTING AMERICAN JOBS”.…

(For a related article see More fun and drama with Bernie Sanders in Second Life.) A Bernie supporter sent me this snippet of overheard conversation: [20:26] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): our leaders are flesh eating iguanas [20:27] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): my problem with bernie is [20:27] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): he thinks the democrat party should adopt…