Is Dissent the Highest form of Patriotism
Probably old news to veteran bloggers, but has everyone seen these Bumper Stickers? Do people put these on their cars to encourage general dissent, dissent against the current administration or as some sort of an ego road trip? I've seen a lot of these around recently and ran into this one yesterday. I've read more about Jefferson lately and this quote was bugging me because it seemed out of character. Like sometimes people will say that the God commands us... [read more]

Conservative blogger urges pro-victory Iraq resolution
Conservative blogger Gary Gross (Let Freedom Ring Blog and California Conservative Blog) writes: "I'm tired of hearing the Democrats yapping about the President's failed policies. I'm tired of hearing them say that we can't win in Iraq, that it's time to start logistical plans to pull the troops out of Iraq. Most of all, I'm tired of hearing ... [Chuck] Hagel, Susan Collins, Gordon Smith and Olympia Snowe intending to vote for the Hagel non-binding resolution that the Senate Foreign... [read more]

Sign the Pledge
Want to show your opposition to the Republicans in the Senate who plan on siding with the Dems by voting to express their opposition to Bush’s surge plan? Dean Barnett explains exactly how you can do it. Already aware of the pledge but just haven’t gotten around to signing it? Click here to do just that. Lots of ’signatures’ on there already, including one from LSU. Show the craven poll driven politicians that it matters. Hat tip to Sister Toldjah... [read more]

How Local Governments Suffer From "Unfunded Mandates"
For a few years now, as part of my radio news job, I've interviewed members of the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC), specifically, members of the WSAC Legislative Steering Committee (LSC). The LSC is made up of County Commissioners and Councilmembers from throughout Washington State. Their job is to establish a "message" to send to the legislature and the governor that is representative of the needs, wants, and concerns of the state's county governments. Over the past few years,... [read more]

Tax Proposed on Cargo Containers at WA Ports
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen (Socialist: Camano Island) has proposed a tax on cargo containers shipped through Washington ports. http://www.kirotv.com/money/10833914/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news -- What ever happend to: No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of... [read more]

Washington Libs are underbid
Washington libs had better up the bid before all the homeless move to Florida. Florida is giving away houses to the homeless. These have real roofs and are in sunny weather. The libs can't do much about the weather in Washington but they had better upgrade those tents before they loose their voting base. Former WA resident... [read more]

Global warming 0 Consumers 1
The State Supreme Court dealt a reality check to Seattle City Light, and a win to Seattle Customers. City Light ratepayers can't be billed for city's emissions reduction efforts Seattle's effort to cut greenhouse gases was dealt a blow by the state Supreme Court today, in a ruling that says Seattle City Light can't bill ratepayers for work to offset its contributions to global warming. In a divided 5 to 4 ruling, the court rejected the utility's program, which was a... [read more]

When Comes The End?
January 23, 2007 Those words, spoken this evening by James Webb (D. Va.) in the Democrat response to the State of the Union Speech given by President Bush, are an obvious attempt at encouraging the country to once again, "cut and run" from the battle in Iraq in the overall War on Terror. Taken from the October 25, 1952 campaign speech, given by retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who went on to win the election as a Republican, titled 'I... [read more]

On the new Global Warming news cycle
We're entering a period of increased global warming hysteria designed to scare boomers retiring in Florida into supporting wacky liberal policy to forestall rising see levels which would put America's least majestic land mass under inches of seawater. Since this would throw a serious crimp in many senior's golf and early bird dinner special plans, they're happy to throw the financial burden of carbon neutral policies on top of prescription drugs, Medicare, and social security. Before I move on to... [read more]

Where's the Math Video
Parents who are bewildered by the kind of math their children are exposed to in school should watch this video. A parent who is also an atmospheric scientist demonstrates how multiplication and division problems are done with this new-fangled math. Incredibly confusing stuff for a kid, done to avoid standard algorithms. This link of the video called Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth takes you to the YouTube site. The video has sparked a lively discussion at YouTube that includes a... [read more]

Hey, We Can Fix That.
The ER is a complex and challenging environment where success is not always achieved, and where futility rears its ugly head far more frequently than we would wish. In such an environment, the quick successes can often have the effect of restoring confidence, especially after a long string of difficult cases where success has been elusive. The confidence factor is magnified when the case involves a scared patient with a heart that has decided to do its own thing. I... [read more]

Sam Reed Monument
Seems Gregroire wants to send Secretary of State Sam Reed a $111 million (taxpayer-funded) thank-you note for services rendered during the 2004 election debacle. It is buried on page 229 of her capital budget proposal. Sam's pet project: Yet another new state office building in Olympia to house his growing staff. (HB 1092) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1092 "31 (1) Office of the secretary of state: Enter into a financing 32 contract for up to $110,820,000 plus financing expenses and required 33 reserves pursuant... [read more]

Fed Chair calls on Democrats to join Bush to fix Social Security - What problem?
"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress Thursday that the economy could be gravely hurt if Social Security and Medicare aren't revamped." "If early and meaningful action is not taken, the U.S. economy could be seriously weakened." "Without policy changes by Congress and the White House, rising budget deficits are likely in the years ahead to increase the amount of federal debt outstanding to unprecedented levels." "A vicious cycle may develop in which large deficits lead to rapid growth in... [read more]

Drudge: Seattle Paralyzed By Winter Weather
This video from KING 5 was a top link at the Drudge Report for several hours today. Check out the amazing video of Northwest drivers overtaken by snow and ice, crashing into parked cars and making one hell of a mess on the roadways.... [read more]

SB 5234 - An appropriate statement to make on the MLK holiday
Also posted at Thurston Pundits SB 5234 The subject is shared parenting- It's actually about civil rights; The issue is this: In the absence of criminal wrong doing, proven abuse or neglect a parent who WANTS to be a part of their child's life- should be able to do so without going bankrupt in a legal battle for the right to do so. Everyone knows two parents are better than one, however family courts prefer to wipe one parent out... [read more]

Some proof of MSNBC's bias
Check out this link to foxnews.com to see which one of MSNBC's anchors said the following quote, '... Cheney, of Course, Who Always Wants to Kill ...?' Friday, January 12, 2007 Now if that is not bias I do not know what is.... [read more]

Washington State now famous for embracing Kelo
In what could be titled, "what is yours is really governments," today Washington State's judicial bias in favor of corrupt governmental land use actions gets exposed in the Wall Street Journal. One more time Washingtonians can stand with the deserved pride, or lack thereof actually, that they can't help but elect pro-government activists to their courts that are more than ready to uphold corrupt governmental acts. This time empowering local jurisdictions to steal private property so they can give it... [read more]

WA DOT just doesn't "get it"
I was reading through winter driving tips on the DOT website this morning, and I came across this little gem: Leave room for maintenance vehicles and plows - stay at least 15 car lengths (200 feet) back and don't pass on the right. Does this look familiar to anyone? Remember the experiment with the dots they painted on the road, trying to get drivers to maintain a safe following distance? You know, the one in Lacey that caused gridlock and... [read more]

Idiots to vote in New Jersey-Democrat victory assured
The democrat leader of the New Jersey Senate wants to remove language from that state's constitution that prohibits idots from voting. This will ensure that idots, a solidly democrat voting block will continue to put liberals in office in the great stank of New Jersey. Cross posted at http://www.crappiblog.blogspot.com... [read more]

Amexica the Bountiful
Amexica the Bountiful By ~Jefferson Paine~ Patriotic Americans, sickened by the encroaching decay of their civilization, are finally awakening in strength to the burgeoning treason of being taken as fools by their own government as demonstrated by the abominable subterfuge of "comprehensive immigration reform" (CIRA) - which is finally coming to a head in this land. Denial is a powerful human defense mechanism for protecting our psyche when confronted by overwhelming peril, but the time has come when Americans must... [read more]

Pelosi & Reid can't do anything without Republicans
Here is a lesson in congressional politics for those who think Democrats have carte-blanche to do anything they wish now that they control the House and Senate. First, President Bush has the veto pen. He hasn't removed the cap on it yet, but he can veto anything sent to him approved by both the House and Senate. Secondly, and even more important, is this little rule in the Senate referred to as the Cloture Rule. cloture - The only procedure... [read more]

Penn and Teller BULL$H!T - War on Drugs
Here's your assignment ... Ask your nearest teenager, "How easy is it to get your preferred, illicit drug of choice?" If the answer is "way easy" (say, less than 30 minutes) then next ask yourself how's that multi-billion dollar "War on Drugs" working for you? And how many more billions should we throw at the problem? Oh, and watch Penn and Teller (30 min)... [read more]

What exactly IS a Neo-Con??
Just what is a Neo-Con?? - A great question, indeed. I do not use the term here lightly, or indiscriminately. I won't attempt here to go into the full etymology of the term, but I can tell you a book titled Neo-Conservatism was published about a decade ago, and its author Irving Kristol is widely deemed the Godfather of the gang. I must admit its meaning was quite fuzzy to me, a true Conservative, until the November 2006 election debacle,... [read more]

All about Andrew Villeneuve, "prominent American political activist and entrepreneur"
In that last post about the Northwest Progressive Institute someone asked in the comment thread: "Isn't this NWPI the blog that's run by a guy who lives with his parents?" Why, yes, yes it is. 19 year old Andrew Villeneuve is the wunderkind of NW politics. He's run the NPI for three years now, creating the behemoth of politics that it is. I'm just kidding. Its mostly a blog, but he likes to think of himself as an executive director... [read more]

Gunmen Attack National Guard Border Patrol Site in Arizona
Foxnews.com has the story. Gunmen Attack National Guard Border Patrol Site in Arizona Friday, January 05, 2007 TUCSON, Ariz. -- National Guard troops working at an observatory post near the Mexican border were forced to flee after being approached by a group of armed individuals, authorities said. The event occurred about 11 p.m. Wednesday at one of the National Guard entrance identification team posts near Sasabe, said National Guard Sgt. Edward Balaban. He said the troops withdrew safely, no shots... [read more]

GMA not to blame for housing prices----Really?
In a guest editorial in this morning's Times, Aaron Ostrom and Carla Okigwe argue that the growth management act isn't to blame for median home prices in King County that exceed $440,000.00. They cite as their primary evidence a Brookings Institute study that asserts that "market demand, not land constraints, is the primary determinant of housing prices". Since our guest columnists are liberals, it shouldn't surprise any of us that they missed the critical third leg of the market demand/land... [read more]

NPI minimum wage white paper: Ripping off themselves
The NW Progressive Institute released its first "white paper" today, -- see the bottom of this Daily Kos post -- but unfortunately for them its a piece of recycled... well, you know, its recycled. We've been waiting four years or so for this imaginary group to finally put something out, and when they do, its pretty much just a rewritten diatribe. The section titled "The Future," is lifted directly from this section of the "white paper" authors website titled "Overview:... [read more]

Action Alert - Urge transparent, accountable Tunnel / Viaduct Ballot language
Dear Friend of Good Government: We are writing today to encourage you to contact the Seattle City Councilmembers concerning the potential vote on the viaduct/tunnel. As you know Governor Gregoire has told the city it must hold a vote of the people to decide whether to keep a viaduct or replace it with a tunnel. She further made it clear that Seattle taxpayers will be responsible for all costs above those estimated for a new viaduct. We are asking that... [read more]

Noxious Emissions
Noxious Emissions Gouging and Other Economic Fallacies By Jefferson Paine In the wake of gasoline prices increasing across the country, a growing legion of supposedly "Gouged" victims have been bellowing hot, noxious fumes of late. With worldwide demand for petroleum surging ever higher, why wouldn't we expect this to put pressure on price increases at the pump? Furthermore, natural disasters, government restrictions, geo-political uncertainty, and oil cartels have all driven the global price for crude oil to new record-highs. Consequently,... [read more]

House Democrats get taste of their own medicine
I saw this article on foxnews.com. It turns out that during a press conference, held by the House Democrats, Cindy Sheehan and a bunch of anti-war activists showed up and started in with their mantra chants about bringing the troops home. "We didn't put you in power to work with the people that have been murdering hundreds of thousands of people since they have been in power," Sheehan said. "We put you in power to be opposition to them finally... [read more]

An Essay: Core Conservative Principals, Life, Liberty, Property
LIFE, LIBERTY & PROPERTY Core Conservatism. All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. John Locke Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place. Frederic Bastiat Life: In the 18th century the notion that the individual had the right to... [read more]

Up Against The Clock
Tick, Tick, Tick... Debunking the Distortions, Fallacies, and Lies about Illegal Immigration By Jefferson Paine Myth #1: The massive horde of illegal aliens already residing in America will never leave of their own accord. Common Sense: If the *Fair Immigration Plan is implemented, they'll want to leave (Read it below, at bottom). This multi-pronged plan provides the fair incentives, on several fronts, needed to make the foreign homelands more attractive places for illegal aliens than continuing to break the laws... [read more]