The bureaucrats running Seattle Public Schools have rarely been mistaken for being at the top of their class. The state’s largest school district is rarely in the news for innovation and … [Read more...]
Why the public hates lawyers, part 47
John Henry Browne has been a famous – or infamous – Seattle defense attorney for decades, counting Ted Bundy, “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore, and Wah Mee shooter Benjamin Ng among his … [Read more...]
Pelosi will continue to ignore voters – no need to change
The woman that House Democrats re-elected after yet another failed campaign season demonstrated why liberals have little chance of returning to power in Congress, telling Face The Nation that "I don't … [Read more...]
Surprise, surprise – renewable fuels standard is failing
You might recall that in Jay Inslee’s “best-selling” book Apollo’s Fire (currently available for one penny), the former bulldozer driver predicted great things for cellulosic ethanol. In fact, he … [Read more...]
Inslee said “time to get to work,” didn’t mean him
Earlier this week, Jay Inslee sent out yet another fundraising email, exhorting his followers that “it’s time to get to work”. Evidently, he didn’t mean that for himself, as our latest look at his … [Read more...]
How is this news in 2016: Dean drops out
Didn’t Howard Dean drop out of relevancy a decade ago? The Hill: Dean drops out of DNC chairmanship race And stopped being the Democrat National Committee Chair in 2009? Guess the Democrat … [Read more...]
Can EPA change fast enough to help WA state?
Shift has frequently written (here and here ) about the so-called “Fish Consumption” water quality rules that Jay Inslee has been working on since taking office in 2013. Unfortunately for taxpayers … [Read more...]
Now – more than ever
You can tell that Jay Inslee is back from his Hawaiian vacation, as he is back on email, begging for money. And, using the tactic which Shift predicted would be the go-to one for liberals like Jay, … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: Voters not excited this year
Counties across WA have certified their election returns, formally locking in results that have been known (for the most part) for three weeks. Certification does allow us an even clearer picture … [Read more...]
Likely DNC leader ID’s the problem: Labor doesn’t control party enough
One of the fallouts of Hillary Clinton’s presidential election loss is a power vacuum at the top of the liberal party. One of those rushing to become the public face of the Democrats is Congressman … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: The fight against higher taxes begins now
Now that the campaign is behind Jay Inslee – along with his much-needed post-election Hawaiian vacation to recover from all his fundraising – someone in his administration will need to prepare a draft … [Read more...]
Why 63 House Democrats voted to oust Nancy Pelosi
Not all House Democrats are too pleased with Nancy Pelosi's leadership, clearly. Amber Phillips reports in the Washington Post: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) just survived her most … [Read more...]