Interesting to see the crocodile tears from Publicola and the State Labor Council over the failure of the State Senate to pass a campaign finance bill that would have increased public disclosure of … [Read more...]
The Progressive Prosecutors that Won’t: Seattle’s Failed Experiment in Criminal Justice Reform
The Seattle City Attorney's Office refuses to prosecute 65% of criminal cases referred by police. That is one of the mind-blowing revelations outlined in a new report commissioned by neighborhood … [Read more...]
Spokane mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart may have broken the law to reward his campaign donors
Spokane City Council President and mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart is no stranger to ethics problems. But now it appears he could be facing even more serious charges that could imperil his political … [Read more...]
Seattle Times made serious error endorsing Fuse activist for Bellevue City Council
We’re sure you don’t need to be reminded of the Seattle Head Tax disaster which caused Amazon to halt development in Seattle and begin their look elsewhere for HQ2. After originally selecting Queens, … [Read more...]
New “not necessarily an income tax” initiative is ALL about an income tax
You can’t say they’re not getting cleverer (alternate phrase: devious). A bevy of far left groups, backed by liberal deep pocket Nick Hanauer, filed two possible initiatives with the final aim of a … [Read more...]
Today’s Big-Spending Liberals: Fuse Washington
Shift has been providing a public service over the past couple weeks in putting a spotlight on some of the individuals and organizations that help grease the wheels of the liberal political machine in … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – October 27, 2016
Big money continues to flow in to Washington State campaigns, and today Shift highlights some friends from New York, Houston and even London who are polluting our air waves with ads to tell us to … [Read more...]
Democrat way of doing business: ‘Make Soros happy’
Shift has reported over the past few years about the shadowy Progress Alliance of Washington and the millions of dollars it has pumped into electing liberal Democrats in Washington State. Jay Inslee’s … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift– October 17, 2016
Well, Windmageddon 2016 has come and gone, so we can return our focus to trying to survive the hot air storm that is our campaign season. Just 21 days remain until the ballots begin to be … [Read more...]
Democrats and dark money – match made in hypocrisy heaven
The Seattle Times features a front page story today on so-called “gray money”, or campaign contributions which flow from one political committee to another in an attempt to obscure the real source of … [Read more...]
Seattle libs come to the rescue – in Vancouver
Former State Representative Tim Probst is having a hard time returning to the legislature. First, he lost a race to move up to the Senate in 2012. Fortunately his Democrat friends found him a cushy, … [Read more...]
WA Democrats’ platform includes more hypocrisy on “dark money”
This week, we’ve provided readers more than a few eyebrow-raising policies endorsed by Washington Democrats in their latest party platform. It seems most mainstream media have ignored the “work” of … [Read more...]