The power behind the Democrat Plan
For those who think they are helping this country, by not voting in the upcoming election, or those who think there is a reason to vote for any Democrat in the Nov election. I would point out again, that there is a party with a plan: That plan is detailed here: http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/769/1/135/ Reading their plan is essential to understanding why the 192 members of the Democrat party voted against the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006, HR 4844, on 20... [read more]

Lead in Soft Vinyl Lunchboxes--yikes!
The local angle is that I got this bit of startling news out of the monthly newspaper published by Puget Consumers Co-op, the local natural foods chain better known around these parts as PCC. I submit it as a sort of public service. So what if I'm the only conservative republican who shops at PCC and has to amble past the far-left bumperstickers in the parking lot, or even endure the elderly customer who snarked at me as I walked... [read more]

Anti-US in Bellingham
I've pasted a copy of a letter that I sent to our local station KGMI and also in various forms to the council, the governor etc... I could use some help getting it out to the public maybe a few emails to the Bellingham City Council. We have a problem with a very liberal city council that seems poised to pass a resolution against our country. Most people who hear about it on the news think it is a simple... [read more]

City Council Set to Approve Plan for 520 with no funding source
The Seattle City cabal is set to approve the euphemistic "Pacific Interchange" option for the 520 replacement mega-project, one that even Nickels says has no secure funding source. Nevermind that he's taking about $2 billion of that funding source for his gold plated tunnel. Perusing the plan for this option, it calls for two general purpose lanes in each direction and one HOV lane in each direction. So don't look for any congestion relief with this project either. But we're... [read more]

Democrats Reveal Strategy for Appeasement in House/Senate Votes
The Dissociated Press brings us a story that describes the debate between Republicans and Democrats that will determine the ability of the United States to defend ourselves against a ruthless, unorthodox, and brutal enemy. At long last, we are seeing the congealing of opposing ideas in the halls of our government regarding the prosecution of our war against Islamic murderers. One idea is to give our President every tool possible to command a changing military in a highly fluid and... [read more]

Congrats to Stefan, Sound Politics, and it's editors and readers!
I'll even give a bit of credit to the trolls that folow this page. Here are some recent usage stats from the site meter at Soundpolitics.com VISITS Total 4,551,330 Average Per Day 4,964 Average Visit Length 2:15 Last Hour 335 Today 4,706 This Week 34,750 And compared to the recent stats from the trolls favorite home, Horsesass.org VISITS Total 1,101,430 Average Per Day 2,619 Average Visit Length 2:08 Last Hour 154 Today 1,988 This Week 18,336 I'd say Soundpolitics.com,it's editors,... [read more]

Not worried about Integrity?
Remember those 192 Democrats that were against Integrity of Federal Elections last week? The Roll Call for Public Expression of Religion Act has just been released. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll480.xml I guess things are getting better, because only 166 Democrats voted against God.... [read more]

The Politics of Gasoline
I received another flyer in the mail the other day from the Burner campaign (or one of her 527's), proclaiming Reichert was the "rubber stamp" vote for Bush's policies surrounding energy policy. The flyer was largely the Bush and his energy buddies rhetoric, and I was suprised the word "Halliburton" did not appear anywhere. By voting for an energy policy (the first one ever in this country), Reichert apparently was supporting millions in "giveaways to the oil companies". I suppose... [read more]

State will not cover extra cost of tunnel
According to the Seattle Times article, Gregoire has decided the state will not cover the extra cost of the tunnel. She has ruled out raising the gas tax for the extra cost, but has not ruled out the tunnel option. So it will be up to the Seattle City Council and Nickels to raise the $2 billion++ for the extra cost of the tunnel. As I posted previously on this thread, it was because she really had no choice, not... [read more]

Here's What Club for Growth Says About McGavick (and Cantwell)
As a sort of Part II from my previous post "Club for Growth Endorses MIke McGavick", I now share with readers what the Club says about our WA republican U.S. Senate candidate (the boldface has been added by moi) plus a few of my own personal thoughts about his liberal opponent: "Few candidates can match Mike McGavick's qualifications for the Senate. As the recent CEO of Safeco, he turned around the troubled insurer into a solidly profitable company. He also... [read more]

Is Integrity in Federal Elections a bad thing?
On 20 Sep 2006, the US House voted on a bill titled Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006. The final vote results are shown here. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll459.xml The bill passed on a basicly party line count: RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 459 (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) H R 4844 YEA-AND-NAY 20-Sep-2006 4:00 PM QUESTION: On Passage BILL TITLE: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 Yeas Nays PRES NV Republican 224 3 3 Democratic 4 192 5 Independent 1... [read more]

Thurston County mail ballot horror show
The Olympian is reporting today that about 2 dozen ballots where retunred to the sender due to a processing problem a the post office with its sorting machine. Luckily for these voters the TC Auditor has said they will be counted still as long as they have a post mark on or before the 19th and they have been metered. Just one more reason to go back to the polls! Here is the link to the story http://www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060923/NEWS01/609230329/1309/NEWS0102... [read more]

Equal Marriage: Tomorrow might be different
Equal Marriage: Tomorrow might be different Attitudes and the law may change, but for now there are reasons enough to say no By Rod Van Mechelen Tomorrow might be different. As different as it was for my great-grandmother, who was born in a time and place not far removed from polygynous marriage, when "equal marriage" had nothing to do with homosexuality and kinship could be recounted and relied upon to establish consensus and community. Such were made precious by the... [read more]

Washington GOP Leadership Displays Their Hopeless Stupidity
As a preface, I must declare that I am a Reagan Republican, I am the recipient of a 2004 NRCC Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal for my support of the Republican Party during that election year, and that means that I am probably more big- R Republican than most "republicans" in this state. Thus are established my credentials on this issue. (So to all you Democrats out there, don't delude yourselves that I now a Democrat. I am not on... [read more]

McCain 2008: Ain't Gonna Happen
There's a lot of talk about 2008 Presidential hopefuls. One often hears the name John McCain, Republican Senator from AZ, bandied about as a potential candidate. Let's take a look at John McCain's chances. First off, there's the old political axiom, Senators don't often get elected to the office of President because of their voting record and national visibility. That's certainly true in McCain's case. It's hard to imagine any presidential aspirant who's been more of a lightning rod in... [read more]

How many Tax Payers Dollars Paid to Aides?
Do you know how many aides will be provided employment by your election of a person to fill a House or Senate seat? Do you that these aides are aided by another group of aides? See the Committee staffs, etc. to determine who aides the aides. No wonder it seems our elected officials don't listen to the voters who elect them. http://www.legistorm.com/ The site has a tremendous amount of info regarding who is employed and the salaries paid.... [read more]

Some Simple Realities About Your ED Wait
I hear many, many people complaining about how long they have to wait to be seen in the Emergency Department. Here is the simple reality about the reasons you might wait, straight from an ED nurse: 1. We can only go as fast as the number of available beds allows. You may not know this, but state-of-the-art emergency rooms happen to be just a skosh expensive to build and equip, and they also take a little time to build. Then... [read more]

no party preference = no privacy?
Today was a day never to be forgotten. I got the chance to talk to my kindergartner on our walk to school today about voting and what a great privilege it is. I honor the sacred privilege, especially in this day when some soldiers giving their lives so other people can vote didn't even get their votes counted last time. So I like to vote in person, partly because I'm not in a war zone and I can, but also... [read more]

Names Left Off Ballots in Snohomish County
My wife called me this morning, upon going to vote in person at the Snohomish County Auditor's office, that my name (Chris Nandor) was left off the ballot (for Henning PCO). It is on the paper ballot we received in the mail. She notified them of the problem and added me as a write-in candidate, and they said they would look into it, but at this point we don't know what caused the problem, what races it may affect (I... [read more]

All-Mail Voting Protest Today in Snohomish County
As the Herald noted in Tuesday's edition, we'll be at the county auditor's office at noon to vote in person, to protest the move to all-mail voting. You can also read more about some of the reasons behind the protest. See you there ...... [read more]

US Army: AP Photographer Captured with Al Qaeda Leader
LGF has this story about an AP photgrapher who was picked up along with Al-Qaeda leader Hamid Hamad Motib. The military said Hussein was captured with two insurgents, including Hamid Hamad Motib, an alleged leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. "He has close relationships with persons known to be responsible for kidnappings, smuggling, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and other attacks on coalition forces," according to a May 7 e-mail from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner, who oversees all coalition... [read more]

Heart Attack Patient Dies in Illinois ER- Ruled a Homicide
Being an ER nurse, I tend to fasten my attention onto cases such as this one. According the the AP story, a 49-year-old woman came into the ER complaining of chest pain, nausea, and shortness of breath. (Okay, all you nurses out there: pipe down and let the laypersons catch up.) She is triaged, classified "semi-emergent," and instructed to wait for her name to be called. Two hours later, when the woman's turn to be seen had arrived and her... [read more]

I love AP Highlights in History
Today's was this: "On Sept. 15, 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State." What is really cool about this factoid is a related factoid. Prior to being called the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs it was called the Committee of Secret Correspondence and was headed by Ben Franklin. The prime duty of this office was to secretly open and read personal mail of those they suspected of had allegiance to foreign nations. Not so... [read more]

What's So Bad About A Party Line Primary?
I've noticed lately that just about any time there's a blog at Sound Politics on the vote-by-mail fiasco the blogger, or commenters, or both leap at the opportunity to take a swipe at the "party line primary". I find this hard to understand. It seems to me that the underlying principle of the current primary system is this: if I don't (or refuse to) identify with a party, I don't have a right to tell that party who they can... [read more]

To No One's Surprise...Mail Ballot Problems Happening in King County.
Whether voters are just plain clueless, or whether they are rebelling against the relatively new "pick-a-party" ballots, one in ten voters in King County are not marking the oval indicating a party preference. The King County Journal reports that King County Elections officials discovered this while doing a sampling of the ballots that had already come in for the primary. Of course, those ballots will count for the non-partisan races such as judgeships, but not for the primary party races.... [read more]

Rick Steves: Terrorism Through The Back Door
Rick Steves, popular local travel guide writer is yet another source of embarassment for NW citizens. Steves has lately gone on record as saying "The greatest risk to our society today is not Islamo-fascist terrorism, but the people who use that term to scare us." Got that? It's our fault that they hate us, and far worse than what we witnessed on 9/11/2001 is our willingness to use that day as a proper platform to seriously acknowledge the threat that... [read more]

Fairwood Incorporation Vote
I just got a call from a real person reminding me to vote NO on the Fairwood Incorporation Proposition. I noticed that the caller ID had 1-111-111-1111 for the return phone number. So I asked the woman why her caller ID was fraudulent. She told me it was because they were a calling firm. I asked where they were located. "We can't supply that information." I then asked who their client was, "We can't supply that information." I told her... [read more]

The State of State School Standards
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute , a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, has published its study of standards among American schools, "The State of State Standards 2006." I have no affiliation with this organization whose stated mission is to close achievement gaps by raising standards, strengthening accountability, and expanding educational options for parents and families. Grades & criticism are listed for school standards in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. The url, and if all goes well,... [read more]

Mail Registration Horror Show
In which my wife and I are disenfranchised by the US Postal Service. I recently moved from King County to Snohomish County, and had to re-register to vote. So, I went out to the Snohomish County Auditor's web site, and saw this in the FAQs. Where can I register? You may obtain mail-in registration forms at all Public Schools, Libraries, City/Town Clerks' Offices, County Auditor's Office, Post Offices, and many other public places. You may register when you renew your... [read more]

Cyprus finds air defense systems on ship to Syria
The shipment was billed as weather-observation equipment on the freight manifest of the Panamanian-flagged Grigorio 1 and officials said the Syrian government had asked Cyprus to release the seized consignment. What was found: The ship was carrying 18 truck-mounted mobile radar systems and three command vehicles. "The radars on the 18 trucks appear to be part of an air defense system," a police spokeswoman said. Pipes also found on board were irrigation pipes, she added. Here is the rest of... [read more]

Club for Growth Endorses Mike McGavick
I received a letter today from the Club for Growth which outlined their endorsements for U.S. Senate races. To my surprise, our own Mike McGavick appeared on the recommendation list! For those of you unfamiliar with Club for Growth: it is a group which formed to look across the country at all the national House and Senate races, scouring the nation to find the Reaganite, pro-economic-growth candidates who will NOT do the tax-and-spend dance, etc. They then notify their members... [read more]

Matt Rosenberg on More Perfect...
Mike Lindblom of The Seattle Times wrote an article about our site, moreperfect.org, today, and quoted Matt Rosenberg: Matt Rosenberg, a conservative Seattle writer who frequently publishes online, called the site "a noble experiment" that could be useful. But he's skeptical it can influence political decisions. "The above-the-fray approach is commendable, but people need a little bit of blood and guts to really become engaged in politics," he said. "Politics is a contact sport." Is Matt correct? We're discussing it... [read more]

From The Everett Herald: GOP Good Fortune?
Syndicated columnist Mona Charen has an interesting column online at The Everett Herald's opinion page (not sure if it ran in the paper). President Bush's fusillade of speeches over the past number of days have reminded us of the man we saw in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. After months of inanition, he seems to have received a shot of adrenaline. In a speech on Wednesday, the president came out swinging at those who have misrepresented the Guantanamo... [read more]

Abu Grahib prisoners prefer Americans to be in charge of the prison
In this story http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/10/wirq10.xmlfrom the UK's Telegraph, the prisoners of ABu Grahib prison are wanting the American military back after the prison has been under the control of the IRaqi's for only a week. Here are some quotes from the prisoners: "The Americans were better than the Iraqis. They treated us better," said Khalid Alaani, who was held on suspicion of involvement in Sunni terrorism. Haleem Aleulami, who was released from the jail last week, three weeks after being arrested... [read more]

Man arrested in airport knife scare
ROMULUS, Mich. - A man with a one-way ticket to Yemen attempted to board a plane with a knife hidden in a book, authorities said. Mohammed Ghanem, 21, of Hamtramck, was jailed Saturday on $500,000 after being arraigned on a charge of possessing a weapon in the sterile area of an airport. Ghanem was arrested Thursday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after Transportation Security Administration officers detected the knife "artfully concealed" in the book, airport spokesman Michael Conway said. Someone had... [read more]

The Democrat Descent: Do you know a 9/11 nutter?
It has been quite instructive to note the descent of the Democrat party over roughly the last 15 year from that of differing ideals to what is now becoming quite irrational. First there was the trend towards more statism, socialism, cultural Marxism and other more left positions. From Hillary Clinton's proposed Universal Healthcare plan, to Multiculturalist Dogma as accepted quidelines for normal daily dialogue there was a noticeable shift to the left. Next, the Democrats began to embrace hatred and... [read more]

Darcy Burner's Campaign Calls
I just got a call from a live human being calling for Darcy Burner's campaign. She was a volunteer so I was nice to her. She asked if I was aware of Darcy Burner running against Dave Reichart. I told her yes I was. She asked if I knew who I was going to vote for, I told her that yes I did. After a pause she asked who I was going to vote for. I told her that my... [read more]

Update on, and announcement of, September 20 oral argument in Court of Appeals in ongoing Public Disclosure Act case of Yousoufian vs. Ron Sims and King County
September 8, 2006 Item: Update on still ongoing (9 years) Public Disclosure Act litigation: September 20 oral argument in Court of Appeals in Seattle in Yousoufian vs. King County Executive Ron Sims/King County. To the many Sound Politics readers who already know me and my 9 year long saga, and anyone for whom this is news... The latest update on my still ongoing Public Disclosure Act litigation against Ron Sims and King County is now posted at my blog -... [read more]

Spam for Burner from DCCC
I received this spam today: > To: me > From: "Washington Update" > Subject: Local News Update > Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:56:35 -0400 > > If there is one thing George Bush wants you to do on > November 7th, it's to send another one of his loyal > followers back to Congress. Reichert has voted with > Bush 86% of the time, so it's no wonder Bush has > campaigned so hard for his friend Dave Reichert,... [read more]

Clintonistas Don't Need 9/11 Miniseries to Make Them Look Bad
Deepti Hajela of the Dissociated Press reports that in a classic demonstration of hypocrisy, high-profile former Clinton administration officials have come out against Disney/ABC regarding their upcoming miniseries, "The Path to 9/11". Madeline Albright (Clinton's incompetent Secretary of State), Sandy Berger (Clinton's treasonous National Security Advisor), Bruce Lindsay (head of the revisionist Clinton Foundation) and Douglas Band (vacuous Clinton advisor) have expressed their concern over inaccuracies that they say were found in the movie. Lindsey and Band complain that, "By... [read more]

Election Picks
For interesting reading, see Bob William's new web page: http://www.bobwilliamshome.net/default.aspx At this site, Mr. Williams shares his election picks among the nominees for justices of the Supreme Court and judges for the Court of Appeals. Mr. Williams also provides articles and links that may help you make your own selections, as well as a speech he made at the Libertarian convention. As most of you know, Mr. Williams is the president of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation and a former Washington... [read more]

1860's democrat would fit the D's today
Here is a little of the story of Clement Vallandigham, a Democrat from the 1870's that would fit in with the D's today. Vallandigham was opposed to the war, the draft, Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus, the Emancipation Proclamation, and every other step taken by Lincoln to bolster the power of the Union, the federal government, and the presidency. Vallandigham lashed out at Lincoln. "I see more barbarism and sin... in continuing this war" he wrote, than in "the sin... [read more]

Time to fund IRV success on the ballot
IRV is on the ballot in Pierce County and you can help it WIN! Please visit the campaign fundraising letter, and donate TODAY. Do not delay ... http://www.irvwa.org/pierce_fundraiser.htm YOU can become a leader for IRV, even if you don't vote in Pierce County. Help create the beachhead that can spread IRV across Washington State. Thank you. Cary Thomas, board member (Seattle) www.irvwa.org... [read more]

Mike Webb--Trial Starts for the Questionable Liberal KIRO Radio Host
The fraud trial of Ultra-Liberal (former) KIRO Radio Host Mike Webb started today. (Full Story Below). Interesting to note is that, even though he was fired from KIRO, if you visit his website he's still on air with the Mike Webb show for 25 stations. Take a look at the topics he is spreading his liberal blather on. The reason I bring these things up is that if you look at his blog, it appears the KORUM family of auto... [read more]

Media Treachery: A Proud Tradition
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."- William Tecumseh Sherman Well, how about that. There's one hundred and fifty years of proud media tradition going on there.... [read more]

Replace the Pick-a-Party Primary
At www.replacethepickapartyprimary.blogspot.com, we are collecting reasons why voters do not like the pick-a-party primary. Please come to the site and register your comments about why you dislike/disdain/hate the pick-a-party primary. Soon we will be taking a poll on the best reasons to dislike the existing election system in Pierce County. Kelly Haughton... [read more]

Response to Dave Ross's Producer's Blog Entry
This afternoon on Orbusmax.com there was a link to a blog posting of Dave Ross's producer Tina Nole If A + B = C...Then.... Ms. Nole was kind enough to put a previous post called "We Will Not Be Silenced" however she doesn't allow comments on her blog except by members of her team, so apparently she prefers to silence those that might disagree with her. Since Ms. Nole didn't want comments on her site, I decided to put my... [read more]

Mexican Leftists/ American Leftists: A Coincidental Resemblance, or Global Strategy?
The story goes like this: A man is elected the nation's president by a narrow margin. The loser of the election, who is a leftist, demands a recount. The recount also goes in favor of the winner. The high court of the land is called in to rule. The judgment upholds the nation's constitution and rules in favor of the winner of the recount. The loser's leftist supporters are stunned; many openly weep, rant and curse, and the leftist's supporters... [read more]

The Scariest Thing About McGavick's DUI
What alarms me most about McGavick's DUI wasn't his blood alcohol content or arrest, but his monumental failure to control the way this was covered in the media - given that getting control of the news on this was the intent of his preemptive disclosure. When I first saw him make the move, I thought it was brilliant and saavy. Now I'm worried about the competence of the campaign. As David Postman notes here: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2006/09/mcgavick_answers_more_questions_about_dui.html the campaign says they hadn't... [read more]

Alexander Owens and Chambers are Crooked Jurists
Alexander, Owens and Chambers are biased in favor of governments. They abuse their position of authority to further that bias. The improper technique they employ is misstating legal arguments raised against governments. This is a majority opinion released last November. What the majority did in that case is engineer a win for two taxing authorities by misrepresenting the legal claims the property owners raised. The actual legal arguments in the case were ignored completely. Instead of determining whether the citizens'... [read more]

Unlike Seattle, Jordanians Know Terrorism When They See It
In Amman, Jordan, a Muslim male (surprise, surprise) shot one British tourist dead and wounded five others, including a Jordanian police officer. As the Muslim male opened fire, he shouted (surprise surprise) "Allahu Akhbar" (Muslim for "I'm going to kill you"). Jordan's Interior Minister Eid al-Fayez told reporters at the scene, "This is a cowardly terrorist attack, which we regret took place on Jordanian soil," [italics mine]. Al Fayez continued, "This operation is considered a terrorist act unless the man... [read more]

Does New Format for King County Voter's Pamphlet Give Democrats Unfair Advantage?
In looking over my newly arrived King County Voter's Pamphlet, I observe a different format than previous years---a format which has the appearance of being a built-in advantage for democrat candidates for public office. It used to be that candidates for each partisan race, whether it be federal or local, would be grouped together. i.e., for U.S. Senate you would see all the democrat candidates followed by the republican candidates in the same section. Then for the next race--e.g., state... [read more]

Vote In Person In Snohomish County
The Snohomish County Council voted early this year to move to all-mail voting, and many of us are quite angry about the change, for many reasons. But there's still one voting machine in the county, and any registered voter can use it, unless they've voted already. So, we'll be having a protest of sorts: everyone who wants to should show up on Primary Election Day (preferably, at noon or 7 p.m.; be prepared to wait in line!) at the County... [read more]

Rush to Judgment On McGavick DUI?
Under the broad auspices of "news", both local papers today have stories out this afternoon featuring the police report from the DUI McGavick revealed last week. In what looks to be a fierce rush to judgment, both the Seattle Times and Seattle PI stories spin McGavick's confession last week as "dishonest" and "misleading". The Times RSS headline even claims that McGavick "lied" to police--an interesting claim because the report never quite reached that conclusion. The headline appearing over the story... [read more]