Just a Little Power Grab
Dow Constantine's latest attack ad crosses a line with journalists. It is (at last) becoming clear, even to the professional journalists in our region, that there is no bridge Constantine won't burn in his quest for power. In a post on the Seattle Times' editorial page staff blog, Ed Cetera, Kate Riley sounds an ominous warning regarding Constantine's tortured use of out of context material from the state public affairs network TVW. In doing this, Constantine does something that no... [read more]

This is how we are treated!
I have been reading this blog since it was created, and I am an avid follower of local, state, national and International politics. I am a native Seattleite and small business owner and I have never worked in a paid or voluntary capacity for any political party. Over the years I have watched the deterioration that has taken place in the political arena with a heavy heart. Following is an email exchange that took place between myself and a representative... [read more]

Political use of pet license information
Former staff member to Bob Ferguson and Shoreline City Council candidate, Shari Tracey, used King County pet license information to create a mailing that arriving on October 24, 2009 for dog lovers. Her campaign treasurer made a public records request to access all dog owners in the City of Shoreline to reach these folks as her target. On October 26, 2009 Bob Ferguson was a co-sponsor of the legislation to close down King County Animal Control Services, shutting down the... [read more]

OBAMA SUCKER PUNCHES TAXPAYERS, AGAIN!
OBAMA'S cash for clunkers cost the taxpayers $24,000 each. STORY1 When the White House lied about the above report here was the response: STORY2 I guess a lot of folks at the White House took dumbing down math courses in college to get their Arts Degrees!... [read more]

OBAMA TO ELDERLY "Eat this Tax!"
Obama not only wants to throw grandma under the train, but now will tax her pacemaker to DEATH. Wow is this President out to get everyone over 60! Obama Deathcare... [read more]

Snohomish County Judge race
There is a wild and crazy judicial race in Snohomish County. Five (count 'em, 5) candidates are in a free for all for one vacant seat. No primary, no run off. At a recent forum all the candidates forgot about us, the public, in a forum in Stanwood. The candidates argued about issues that nobody cared about. The forum was punctuated with snickers after all the candidates attacked Tessandore for stating that Snohomish County voters trust lawyers and judges, and... [read more]

OBAMA WILL BAN ALL MEAT EATING
Obama wants you to quit eating meat. $20 Big Macs? Here is what the nut cases in the Obama Administration are supporting in Copenhagen: take away meat from the American People to SAVE THE PLANET? Crackpot News... [read more]

LEFTY GOP GOV. CRIST PAYS THE PRICE!
MAINSTREAM Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is now faced with being kicked out of the Florida Republican Party for hugging the Obama graft and corruption in the form of the idiot 'stimulus package'. Former House Speaker Marco Rubio comes down the stretch to taking the lead in the GOP Senate race. GOODBYE CHARLIE, UPDATE YOUR RESUME!... [read more]

Media shirks huge I-1033 story.
Recall three years ago, there were several state Supreme Court elections in which conservative interests made a concerted effort. Campaign money was raised and spent, and the media reacted fiercely. There were news articles, editorials, op-eds, and cartoons--the whole nine yards--warning about the injection of big money into an election. Here is one example of the reporting. An AP story that starts out thusly: "OLYMPIA - Power of incumbency, meet the almighty dollar. Well-heeled donors across the political divide are... [read more]

RICHARD NIXON 'OBAMA'?
Moderate, sane, intelligent, bluedog, Democrats are not only jumping the runaway 'socialist ship' with Obama at the helm, they are now finding THEIR names along with a bunch of Republicans and everyone at FOX News on AN ENEMIES LIST! GO FIGURE! READ THIS Hey you guys at the White House make sure you have the correct spelling of my name: LE CERVEAU! I want to show my grandkids my name on the Obama enemies list after this moron is impeached!... [read more]

Where is I-1033 on the King County Ballot? (Updated)
mike336 pointed this out in another thread and it is the question asked by King 5's Glenn Farley in this story, and also in this story from the Seattle Times. Jim McDermott missed it. The report shows that some voters on the street, given a few moments, missed or had trouble finding it. How stupid. Isn't one of the benefits of the all mail ballot supposedly that it gives the voter lots and lots of time (weeks) to read the... [read more]

HATERS DENIED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR: US Supreme Court keeps signatures sealed!
The haters are REALLY torqued tonite as their efforts to intimidate and threaten the signers of the R-71 petitions have been dealt a severe blow by virtue of an 8-1 decision by the United States Supreme Court. Since a "yes" vote would institutionalize age discrimination in this state by virtue of assigning special rights to individuals 62 and over, chances are that part of this will be ruled unconstitutional even if this did pass. But the Court's overwhelming decision to... [read more]

"speedbumps" on the path to civility.
When the tea parties were going strong last summer, we heard lots of complaints from the left about this new threat to civility. Nancy Pelosi warned about protesters "carrying swastikas." Brian Baird fretted about "brownshirt tactics." Now amid all the calls for civility, local lefty blogger/former KIRO talk-host David Goldstein steps into action. Warning: do not click if you are eating, or have just eaten. Wowser, is that a 'brown pant tactic?' The Seattle Times, reliably liberal though it is,... [read more]

Senate vote on Thune Amendment highlights lack of accountability from Senators Murray and Cantwell
Eleven weeks ago our Senators voted on the Thune Amendment, and they apparently chose party ideology over the interests and expressed desires of their constituents, as well as long-standing state law. In 1961 Washington became the original "shall-issue" state requiring law enforcement personnel to issue a concealed carry of a weapon (CCW) permit to any qualified citizen (RCW 9.41.070) on demand. In the forty-eight years since, thirty-eight (38) other states have similarly followed, and with significantly greater decreases in violent... [read more]

REID SAYS IT'S TWO TRILLION DOLLARS!
Obama death care will go a long way to bankrupt the country. Another lie from Obama and his lying liars now comes out by his own Senate Majority leader. How Much?... [read more]

My Letter to Chairman Steele
I received a letter from the Republican National Committee yesterday that contained a 'Census of The Republican Party" and requests for donations (of course). I wish I could attach the original Census for context. Here is my reply to Chairman Steele I mailed out today. ------------------------------------ October 14th, 2009 Mr. Michael Steele Chairman Republican National Committee 310 First St. SE P.O. Box 96994 Washington DC 20077-7556 Re: 2009 Republican Party Census Document Chairman Steele: First off, I am not, nor... [read more]

65,000 People Show Up For Obama Money In Detroit!
It gets worse everyday, because as soon as these folks find out that less than 3,500 of them are going to get any assistance at all from the Obama Stash, they are probably not going to be very happy! The Big Story... [read more]

Riots over Obama "Spread Around Money"!
Thousands of people in Detroit have been lining up for their $3,000 in Obama spread around money promised to them via the stimulous package find out that it was all a big lie! They aren't taking too kindly to it: BIG STORY NOW RIOTING AND FIGHTING BREAKS OUT... [read more]

Here come the lightbulb police.
Nick Gillespie at Reason.tv has done a great job of summarizing the Envirofad of crusading against the incandescent lightbulb. Does anyone on the left ever bother to think such garbage through? No, of course not. The approved party doctrine is that incandescent bulbs are bad, and that the new compact fluorescents are good. Anyone who disagrees must be a traitor or a racist right? But for those who still like to think instead of blindly following Progressive ideology, here a... [read more]