1. "when will Fuse advocate the same sort of restrictions on the use of money from organized labor on politics?"

I was pondering that same thing when I heard this on the news this morning. Of course, the simple answer is they won't because it doesn't further their myopic one party control agenda in this state. At least I can now understand the meaning behind the name of this group, i.e. cranial-rectal fusion.

Posted by: Rick D. on November 13, 2008 08:13 AM

2. Why shut down the BIAW they lost everything for the R's according to the D's?

Why shut down Talk Radio they lost everything for the R's?

Joel Connelly even calls it hate radio...yep it hates the R's

4 legs good 2 legs bad.

We do have a living constitution.

Folks never underestimate them.

But I still don't get the logic...wait they have none they have an ideology!

No more playing by a gentlemen's agreement because they are kickin' freedom in the face.

BTW do journalists make speling mistakes the way guns kill people? Ban all journalists! Take way the first before the second!

Posted by: Col. Hogan on November 13, 2008 08:16 AM

3. The democrat party, the so-called "Party of Diversity," much like it's modern forerunner, the Communist Party, refuses to allow dissenting views.

If you don't go along with their nutter, fringe views, they savage you until you do... or until you're destroyed.

They will use their position to abuse those wise enough to oppose them. The only problem is that for whatever the reason, when the GOP is in power, they don't follow suit... kind of a tit for tat thing.

So, in this regard, we truly do have the government we deserve... and when it changes in 2010 (like 94) the GOP will sit on it's hands... try and play nice (like we did in 94)and avoid the combat of wholesale political slaughter and pillage the left so loves. And they will do it to their detriment.

Again.

Posted by: Hinton on November 13, 2008 08:24 AM

4. BIAW is working for the good of all of us.

It was discovered that builders and their subs were contributing a ton of money into worker comp much more than the injured workers were receiving. So, they established a nice ROI (Return on Investment) program. I was a recipient for awhile but my dollars were miniscule compared to the on-the-ground contractors and their subs.

That was a deserved benefit.

Now, enter Boeing. They, too, were putting more into the program than the benefits received. However, in their case, the legislature was going to give Boeing a huge break. Deservedly so.

However, it was a Boeing discount only. The BIAW entered the discussion and asked for a sitdown to get the "stakeholders" (Jeesh, I hate that word) to get together to reform the corrupt and inefficient system.

Boeing refused and wanted to be treated separately. BIAW carried the fight for a uniform system for all Washingtonians.

Ergo, there is a faction in the State (called Democrats) who only want to reform the system for themselves and their allies instead of what is good for the State.

The BIAW stood up for all of us.

Posted by: swatter on November 13, 2008 09:00 AM

5. Free speech for the Left. But not for anybody else.

Posted by: Michele on November 13, 2008 09:02 AM

6. You cannot argue logic with a Liberal.

Posted by: Norm on November 13, 2008 09:41 AM

7. The builders that join BIAW do so voluntarily. They choose to associate with the group. If they decide that BIAW does not represent them as advertised, the builder can leave and join some other group, or none at all. If they do leave BIAW, they can still do the job(s) they were doing before.

Can any state employee that is forced to belong to a union do the same?

Posted by: SouthernRoots on November 13, 2008 10:13 AM

8. I do dislike money collected by the government being used for political purposes.

But as the DEMOCRATS killed a voter-passed law to make it illegal for the unions to use state-mandated dues for political activity without permission, I have no sympathy for their position with Retro.

Posted by: pudge on November 13, 2008 10:32 AM

9. When I signed up for Retro, I was told the costs. I didn't have to enter the program. Seeing as how the BIAW was an organization run to better government, I saw no problem with them using some of the money I got from the program go to furthering the business agenda in the State.

The program encouraged businesses like mine to keep the injury rate down. What is wrong with that? The money I received was my money, not the government's money, pudge. You are drinking too much left-wing Kool-Aid and not challenging some of their premises.

Posted by: swatter on November 13, 2008 12:40 PM

10. Speaking of Dissent, another 6% drop in Sales Tax revenue in October for the State. The REAL amount of the Deficit to be announced on Wednesday November 19 to set up the justification for another run at the State Income Tax that Christine Gregoire "Didn't want to talk about".

Posted by: Smokie on November 13, 2008 03:27 PM

11. But remember, Smokie---"This is not the time to raise taxes. Or even TALK about raising taxes."

Or so she (Gregoire) said.....

Posted by: Michele on November 13, 2008 04:15 PM

12. Apropos the title of this post, remember when dissent used to be the highest form of patriotism? I think it was last month.

Posted by: deedub on November 13, 2008 04:58 PM

13. Very good point Mr. Hogan @ #2. Of course this can be expanded to the realm of the "Fairness Doctrine". If what Schumer and the rest are trying to do is shut down conservative talk, why? It's obviously not working to the advantage of the Republicans, so why not let it be.

It's obvious that conservative talk influencing millions of mind numbed robots to vote for baby eating perverts is nothing more than a big whoop. Democrat power is safe.

Posted by: G Jiggy on November 13, 2008 05:17 PM

14. Can we say WEA? Same rules for everybody, or just shut up.

Posted by: dl on November 13, 2008 08:32 PM

15. "baby eating perverts" wow, angry much Jiggy?

Posted by: dl on November 13, 2008 08:43 PM

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