Racism Extreme on MSNBC
Some poor reporterette on MSNBC started saying something really, really bad. Caught herself, and then stumbled away from her dangerous realization. Here is the direction she was going. Obama is winning states with very low black populations, particularly with lots of college kids and wealthy urban liberals. Obama is winning states with really large black populations. But the higher the percentage of blacks in the state, the lower percentage of white votes he wins. Think about that for a second.... [read more]

BELCH CARBON? YES! JUNE 12!
GRASSFIRE.ORG HAS THIS TO SAY TO THE GLOBAL WARMING CRACKPOTS: The Daily Mail is reporting that Britain's Environmental Audit Committee is pushing the idea that "every adult should be forced to use a 'carbon ration card' when they pay for petrol, airline tickets or household energy." Climate Alarmism in England has gotten so bad that the British face the prospects of having to punch their "carbon card" every time they fill up or fly a plane! And don't think for... [read more]

The blogosphere is "Dunkin'" common sense over a scarf
Again, I apologize, I seem to have been missing for another week or so.  Life is like that, sometimes.  Chalk it up to some needed down time and a family reunion. So one of the 'big' stories on my return to the blog world was the whole Rachel Ray kerfluffle over her scarf? So initially I assumed there was some dark sinister message hidden in her headgear, but then I saw the picture you see to the right. And... [read more]

A common Sense Approach To End Illegal Immigration
Last night I was talking with some of the guys I work with. We were talking about the problems of illegal immigration, the costs involved and just the overall lack of any real enforcement on the books. After that I sat down and came up with the following plan that I feel will help put an end to illegal immigration: My 4 step plan to eliminate Illegal Immigration: 1) Cut off social services to illegals. They can still get truly... [read more]

Petition to reschedule Hemp in the State CSA
5/5/2008 I believe a new rule should be developed. The subject of this rule is: Rescheduling Industrial cannabis hemp The rule will affect the following people: Washington State citizens The need for the rule is: The current schedule for marijuana includes Industrial Cannabis Hemp, which is totally benign, and harmless as a drug, underscoring the intent of scheduling marijuana, which is to prevent Competition, not save the public from harm. The current schedule for Industrial Cannabis Hemp is hindering the... [read more]

Obama's uncle did what?
Barrack Obama's relative, first identified as an uncle, then a nephew, and now a 'great' uncle, was at Auschwitz and helped liberate this awful Nazi Concentration Camp; this all according to the lead Presidential hopeful of the Democratic Party. Therefore, Barrack's uncle was with the first US troops that liberated a Nazi Concentration camp according to Obama. Problem? Well his 'great' uncle would have had to be a member of the advanced Spetznaz 'Shock Troop Squadron' in the lead elements... [read more]

Goodloe-Johnson: Goals without stragegies
The Seattle school district is enjoying a froth of media attention over Dr. Goodloe-Johnson's new plans (pdf) for improvement. Unfortunately, the plans offer plenty of goals, but are thin on concrete strategies to reach those goals. This is a constant problem in Washington State public schools, where those in leadership envision fantastic outcomes, but seem consistently unable to meet them. I've started a new blog, WashingtonEdblog.com, to cover education issues in Washington State. As a high school teacher with decidedly... [read more]

Which one will Rossi cut?
Here is a list of state agencies. Which ones has Rossi proposed we cut? None. And yet we are told by his campaign that he is for small government. I think his theory is that if he points out Gregoire raised spending by 33% he is free to not only keep it at that elevated level but continue to raise it another 32% because it is better than her. I will only support candidates that give proposals that would cut... [read more]

Become an Espionage Agent for LeCerveau!
Find yourself being mistreated by your bosses at the Washington State Democratic Party, Futurewise, the Brainerd or Bullitt Foundations, one of the Democratic candidate campaigns, or a crackpot government agency or environmental group? Here is an opportunity to help the public by anonymously providing secret inside information that can appear on line on my public blog on 'Sound Politics'. Sit down and find yourself an online e-mail service with Yahoo or Google and fill in the profile with phony info... [read more]

About that HOT lane...
I had occasion to travel Rt 167 yesterday and woo boy do I have HOT lane questions and comments! 1. I never saw even ONE car in the HOT lane... not one. 2. There are great big signs that say it is ILLEGAL to cross the double white line between the HOT lane and the cold ones. OK. BUT... if you've paid your fee and need to get off because you are unfamiliar with the area or simply are not... [read more]

Sexpresso continues to flourish, and draws a local protest
The sexpresso craze I first blogged about here, and then again here, continues to grow and flourish here in the Pacific Northwest, the home of Starbucks, the unofficial caffeine capital of the US. The concept is really a no brainer.  Dress the baristas up in sexy clothes and see if they draw business. Duh.  Of course they will.  You don't really think Hooters is still around for the food do you?  Seriously? The latest craze started when a Bonney Lake mom, kids in... [read more]

I'd Like To Sell SR-520, please.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/penn-turnpike-is-sold-for-128-billion/index.html?hp Penn. Turnpike Is Sold for $12.8 Billion May 19, 2008, 1:51 pm A consortium led by Citigroup and Spain's Abertis Infraestructuras won the bidding war to run the Pennsylvania Turnpike with a $12.8 billion offer, Gov. Edward Rendell said on Monday. The group, which includes Australia's Babcock & Brown, beat out a rival group that includes Goldman Sachs and Transurban Group. The deal is the largest ever privatization of a toll road in the United States, as infrastructure investments... [read more]

MAINSTREAM Democrats to support McCain!
Former Democratic Candidate for VP Geraldine Ferraro otherwise known as 'Ms Blue dog' has announced today, according to the NY Times, that she and others will likely vote for John McCain. Reeling from charges that she is a RACIST aimed at her by the Obama team, she is now calling Barack a sexist and an ENEMY of MODERATE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN! To make matters worse Democratic Party officials, nationwide, were shocked at Obama's call for taking away SUV's from Americans and... [read more]

OBAMA: WRONG ON IRAN
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Copyright FOXNews.com on May 16, 2008. President Bush is absolutely right to criticize sharply direct negotiations with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Barack Obama's embrace of the idea of direct negotiations is both naïve and dangerous and should be a big issue in the campaign. The reason not to negotiate with Ahmadinejad is not simply to stand on ceremony or some kind of policy of non-recognition. It is based on the fundamental need to topple his... [read more]

The NUMB3RS Don't Add Up
A couple of weeks ago some Arab rights groups spokesman was whining about how Hollywood always showed Arabs as bad guys. Naturally nothing could be further from the truth. 24 was used as an example. The last time middle eastern folks showed up on 24 they ended up being falsely and unfairly suspected of being bad guys. The actual bad guys turned out to be Ruskies going for global dominance again. Tonight's episode of NUMB3RS was just as silly. For... [read more]

Obama Ad Features Cross and Pulpit---More Democrat Hypocrisy on Display
Hey, remember this? GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee caused democrats to foam at the mouth and spin off their bigoted-against-religion stools when he aired a Christmastime campaign commercial with a lighted image that looked like a cross in the background. Democrats demonstrated a vampire-like, freaking-out reaction to the subtle cross image. But wait---check THIS out----seems democrat prez hopeful Barack "can't I just eat my waffle" Obama is wooing Kentucky voters ahead of the Volunteer state's May 20th primary with a... [read more]

Tennessee GOP's Video Greeting for Michelle Obama
Turns out, there are many americans who have ALWAYS been proud of this great country---even if Michelle Obama only recently became proud of it. The Tennessee Republican Party prepared this video greeting for Michelle Obama's visit to The Volunteer State: http://www.youtube.com/tennesseeGOP... [read more]

Al Gore's Green Mega-Millions!
Gore Financially Invested in Climate Cause By Fred Lucas Copyright: CNSNews.com Staff Writer May 14, 2008 (CNSNews.com) - Weeks before announcing a $300-million, three-year advertising campaign to raise awareness about global warming, Al Gore was conducting a slide show for a group of investors in Monterey, Calif., touting companies such as Bloom Energy, Amryis , Mascoma and other firms that are not household names -- yet. These bio-fuel and green technology firms could be poised to take off, Gore told... [read more]

Impressive...
...to say the least. A 19-year-old University of Oklahoma freshman was just elected mayor of Muskogee, a town of nearly 40,000 people in Oklahoma. Here's the AP article: MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state. With all precincts reporting, John Tyler Hammons won with 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride, said Muskogee County... [read more]

The Obama Closet Full of Skeletons
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:58:30 pm PDT Here's a quick run-down of some of Barack Obama's questionable and disturbing associations: * Rabidly anti-Israel Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi. The Obamas were regular dinner guests at Khalidi's Hyde Park home for years. * Terrorist sympathizer Ali Abunimah, who runs the viciously anti-Israel web site Electronic Intifada. * Unrepentant Weather Underground terrorists William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. * Reverend Jeremiah Wright. What more needs to be said? * Anti-Israel foreign... [read more]

Backstage at the Democratic Presidential Nomination's Show!
Word has (leaked?) emerged today that Michelle Obama has made it perfectly clear that Hillary is persona non grata, ad infinitum and never welcome anywhere near the Obama ticket. She is obviously more than just another "wife background fixture" in the Obama Campaign! Hillary and Bill are telling EVERYONE behind the scenes that there is some awful secret that is about to emerge in the campaign about Obama that will make him UNELECTABLE and give the Oval Office to... [read more]

Please support an Iniative to Eliminate the B&O Tax
Greetings from Friends of Jim Vaughn for Congress, As a business owner, I feel the pain and injustice of our Business and Occupation Tax. As a result, I am looking to take a two prong attack to eliminate the B&O Tax and have it replaced with a fair corporate tax. In conjunction with my campaign, I am raising public awareness in order to submit an Initiative on our state Election Ballot in 2009 to eliminate the B&O Tax and call... [read more]

Where's the Proof that Obama Will Work with BOTH Republicans and Democrats?
I issued a challenge to the leftwingers in an open thread over at HA to submit proof that Obama will work with both republicans and democrats, as he promises in his campaign speeches. No one was able to submit any proof of this at HA. The challenge was issued because there doesn't seem to be much in the way of proof that he's done so in the past. He has been known by those in Illinois politics as the most... [read more]

No. Carolina-doing what Gregoire fails to do!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355382,00.html North Carolina Community Colleges Will No Longer Admit Illegal ImmigrantsTuesday, May 13, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's community colleges will no longer admit illegal immigrants, returning to more restrictive policy on the advice of the state Attorney General's Office. Last year, the system said it would enroll illegal immigrants who are 18 years old and high school graduates at all of its 58 campuses. The policy provoked heavy criticism, especially from the leading candidates for governor. The system... [read more]

McCAIN STRATEGY REVEALED
Doris Grupa of Midstream Republicans passes along the McCain strategy used in the Evergreen State to organize for county conventions and such. Note in particular the "Convention Bullet Points": Do not wear John McCain Gear- You are not the candidate. Your delegate position will be won for you by the Party Elite through parliamentary cheating. You will be announced as the "people the Republican Party wants elected" by leadership and no other communication will be allowed. You will be on... [read more]

Washington Post's tiny sister Everett Herald announces cutbacks
Neal Pattison, the Herald's Executive Editor, trying to put a happy face on economic uncertainty for the Herald and the rumors afoot that layoffs for reporters and staffers are just around the corner, announced on the Monday's front page that the Herald was dicing up its business section by dropping stock market reporting and consolidating all of the food, family, entertainment and trends reporting into a new reduced size section called "Good Life". What it boils down to is that... [read more]

God Fearing, Gun Loving and Bitter?
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080511/480/b444e745dc444875b72816724c6d5626/ Mrs. Clinton's image on HillBilly Auto-mobile! BLUE DOG COUNTRY keeps its distance from Obama By Andrew Ward Financial Times of London Copyright FTCom Published: May 11 2008 20:13 | Last updated: May 11 2008 20:13 Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain in November, the 67-year-old retired coalminer would vote Republican. "I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an... [read more]

FINAL WAKE UP CALL?
John is trying to be subtle here, but this is starting to get scary! It's time to get off the budget rollercoaster John Barnes Communications Director Copyright Washington Policy Center Some people like the thrill of rollercoasters. Our lawmakers must love it because the biggest rollercoaster in Washington is owned and operated by the state. It's called the budget. Lawmakers and the governor have grown state spending by 33% in the last two budgets. Now the Senate Ways & Means... [read more]

Time for Vets to take a stand
By now I am sure that all of you out there have heard the comments by Rep Baghdad Jim regarding our troops are mercanaries. Well I say it is high time that all of us vets out there let our voices be heard. Individually we are just a nussaiance to people like Baghdad Jim, but together we have a huge voice, escpecially here in Washington State where we have great numbers. I urge all vets out there to send a... [read more]

Unions Oppose Speedy Military Ballots
http://www.redstate.com/ Unions oppose military voting bill .. because it expands private sector workforce. By Soren Dayton at RedState Earlier this week, I wrote about a proposal by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22) to make it easier for active duty military to vote absentee by accelerating the mail delivery process. It turns out, surprise, surprise, that the unions are opposed. Why? Because it uses the private sector. Seriously. They are opposing making it easier for our deployed active duty soldiers on... [read more]

Rick Larsen's sharp LEFT turn!
In an announcement that has shocked many of his moderate "HillBilly" Democratic supporters, Rick Larsen announced today that he is supporting Obama for President with his SUPER DELEGATE VOTE! Rick has suddenly also decided that 'global warming' is something that requires the US to shut down its economy in the name of 'climate change' after at one time refusing to even vote for banning CO2 emissions. It appears that Congressman Larsen is and always has been a closet far left... [read more]

McCain's losing it? Hmmmm!
I don't know who is running the Obama campaign these days, but for a moment I thought that Bubba Bill had left the HillBilly campaign and was moonlighting for Barack! This comment about John McCain: "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for President" says a lot! If anyone is losing it, it's Obama! Now that the race has boiled down to Obama versus McCain, the 'sleeping dragon' is going to open its eyes... [read more]

Where do they go? (libertarians, Paulistas)
Someone on the SP blog or public SP wondered how libertarian or Paul supporters would vote this year, when Paul fails to get the Prez nomination. Here's an interesting broadcast on that subject, from a national perspective, from a libertarian blogger, with a guest from the Cato Institute. Playback volume begins at 80%, click the speaker icon to adjust volume up or down.... [read more]

This is too funny.
With all the 24/7 news about elections, politics and just news in general, I thought I would try to liven everyone's day up with a link to a blog called 15 minute lunch. Be forewarned you may be in tears by the end of this one.... [read more]

Big Al's out to Gore us again?
Just after 'Big Al' restructured his $700 Million dollar 'carbon cap and trade extortion' investment fund as a part of the 'Global Warming' fraud he has decided to exploit some 50,000 dead men women and children: Al Gore Calls Myanmar Cyclone a 'Consequence' of Global Warming Former vice president tells far left NPR's 'Fresh Air': 'cyclone is example of consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.' Copyright Business & Media Institute 5/6/2008 4:04:54 PM... [read more]

www.jimvaughforcongress.com is adamant on eliminating the B&O Tax
Jim Vaughn for Congress is adamant on eliminating the B&O Tax. As a business owner, I feel the pain and injustice of our Business and Occupation Tax. As a result, I am looking to take a two prong attack to eliminate the B&O Tax and have it replaced with a fair corporate tax. In conjunction with my campaign, I am raising public awareness in order to submit an Initiative on our state Election Ballot in 2009 to eliminate the B&O... [read more]

Fighting Democrat Running for Congress 8th CD
James Vaughn for US Representative, 8th Congressional District Would Like to Hear Your Views. I believe that political campaigns should address the issues and voters should challenge the candidates. When we create honost dialogue , we create public awareness and eveyone wins. (Serving most of King and Pierce Counties) Veterans, angry over Iraq, run for Congress Potentially an unprecedented number of ex-service members will be running for office. The fighting Democrats, as some call themselves, say their military experience could... [read more]

Newt on November! He maybe right!
I haven't always agreed with Newt, particularly on the global warming fraud, but this from his website, copyright http://www.newt.org does make a point that needs to be considered by Republicans all over the nation and at all levels of government: My Plea to Republicans: It's Time for Real Change to Avoid Real Disaster The Republican loss in the special election for Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District last Saturday should be a sharp wake up call for Republicans: Either Congressional Republicans are... [read more]

Just let me rant a while...
Yeah, yeah, I haven't posted in a while. This last week and a half has been...interesting. I've been adjusting to life back home, trying to keep my sanity, looking for a job, etc. But that's not what this post is about. So let me just rant a while about some things that are irritating me at the moment: 1. The Democratic primary. Can it just be over? At this point I don't even care who the nominee is, I don't... [read more]

Saving Private Obama?
Hey, I didn't even know Tom Hanks had his own "My Space" but in any event I have to say that this is one of the worst acting performances I have ever seen! Worse than his phony earnestness in the Da Vinci Codes and his attempt to dump Jesus Christ in the 'trash heap of history'. Obama is starting to show signs of being a little desperate! Tom, try as he might, comes off as less than credible here and... [read more]

HOT Lanes (Hampering Our Travel) - Your experiences
The SR167 HOT lanes opened yesterday between Renton & Auburn. It got no coverage at all in the Seattle Times / PI Sunday paper. Odd, since this is the most significant thing to have happened to WA traffic in many years. Some other local media outlets commented a bit, mostly showing drivers being cited for the devastating crime of crossing a double white line. I wonder how many of those folks naively thought that there would actually be a place... [read more]

Latest Global Warming Update for Intellectuals!
The Great Global Warming Race By Steven Milloy* May 1, 2008 Can global warming's vested interests close the deal on greenhouse gas regulation before the public wises up to their scam? A new study indicates alarmist concern and a need to explain away the lack of actual global warming. Researchers belonging to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in Nature (May 1) that, after adjusting their climate model to reflect actual sea surface temperatures of the last... [read more]

Washington State Tax Freedom Day
April 29, 2008 was tax freedom day for Washington State. We are fifth in the nation but it could have been worse. http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/april-29-2008-tax-freedom-day-in-washington-state/... [read more]

Jim McDermott Hates Small Businesses and their Employees
Congressman McDermott has proposed a bill that would make it nearly impossible for businesses, especially small businesses, to apply certain long-standing reasonable exceptions available when a business gets the complex determination of whether someone is an employee or contractor wrong - and would leave an exception only well-heeled large businesses that can readily afford costly legal representation can take advantage of -- expensive IRS ruling requests: The new bill, H.R. 5804, 4/15/08 seeks to make it even more difficult to... [read more]

Initiative 1030 Information!
By going to the website: http://taxfight.org/ one can download the petition and start gathering signatures. Remember this is a two (2) sided document and has to be printed with the two sides according to: RCW 29A.72.100: "The person proposing the measure shall print blank petitions upon single sheets of paper of good writing quality (including but not limited to newsprint) not less than eleven inches in width and not less than fourteen inches in length." IT is set up for... [read more]

Beren-McDermott debate video (from 2006)
Beren-McDermott debate video (from 2006) Easy online access (YouTube) to the exciting debate in Shoreline (October 2006) at the following links: Part I (Opening Statements; Foreign Policy) Part II (Energy Policy; Health Care) Part III (Bipartisanship; Legislative Priorities; Closing Statements)... [read more]

Is Arizona's Transportation solution better than Dino's??
Interesting Proposal from The Goldwater Institute http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/AboutUs/ArticleView.aspx?id=2148 Goldwater Institute Policy Report April 30, 2008 Executive Summary Arizona has a transportation problem. The average Phoenix commuter spends some 38 hours a year stuck in traffic, and one in Tucson spends an average 42 hours. Overall, traffic congestion costs Arizonans at least $2 billion annually in lost time and wasted fuel. The state must take action on a number of fronts to ensure that transportation problems do not damage Arizona's economy and... [read more]