Normally Shift shares Jay Inslee’s weekly calendar as our Friday Funny, since the inside look at how our “green governor” spends his time (and what he does to deserve his taxpayer-funded paycheck for … [Read more...]
Inslee’s begging for bucks falls short
Evidently it wasn’t just the media and those watching who were underwhelmed by Jay Inslee’s debate performance against Bill Bryant this week. The “green” governor’s own campaign donors don’t appear to … [Read more...]
Surprise – Seattle officials can’t budget
Every once in a while there is a news story so obvious, that even elected officials can’t avoid admitting the truth. The Seattle blog Crosscut carried such a story today on how it seems that every big … [Read more...]
Inslee finally forced to face record – no wonder he hates debates
Governor Jay Inslee had to face questions from someone who wasn’t at one of his many fundraisers for the first time in months, and it did not go well at yesterday’s campaign debate. Bill Bryant kept … [Read more...]
Democrat Congressman’s dad heading to prison for funneling contributions
A California Congressman’s father was sentenced to one year and a day in prison today for illegally funneling $260,000 to campaigns for his son, U.S. Rep. Ami Bera. The L.A. Times reports: Babulal … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee’s economy – WA unemployment rate far above national average
Jay Inslee likes to tout job creation as the focus of his administration, a bizarre claim given his constant blathering about climate change being his – and the world’s - top priority. Well, based on … [Read more...]
Shift took week off, and pretty much so did Inslee (again)
Regular readers realize that Shift took last week away from our normal writing duties. However, we couldn’t let that much-deserved break keep us from keeping track of what Jay Inslee spent his … [Read more...]
Spokane officials read Constitution, drop plans to waste $$ on symbolic initiative
City Councilmembers in Spokane evidently came to their senses – or read the U.S. Constitution – and decided against wasting taxpayer dollars on an initiative that might feel good, but clearly violated … [Read more...]
Sound Transit losing streak continues – Ford announces driverless car within 5 years
Sound Transit – the tax-gobbling three-county light rail agency based in Seattle – has many friends, particularly those in the construction and engineering sector that make big money off of the … [Read more...]
Truth breaks out at min wage event, but quickly shut down
The liberals being used as fronts for organized labor in the debate over a statewide minimum wage initiative were quite surprised at their own press conference yesterday, when the job-killing truth … [Read more...]
GOP has legislative control in its sites – for first time since ‘98
One of the big stories which took shape while Shift was on a break last week was a clearer picture of the state primary election results. Among the details was which legislative districts will … [Read more...]
Seattle politics paradox – trashing economy OK, building new police HQ isn’t
It was an only-in-Seattle moment on display in the City Council chambers yesterday, when protestors took over the room and chanted, “This is what democracy looks like,” while complaining about the … [Read more...]