Democrats like to complain about "secret rich donors" who try to use their money to impose an agenda on the public ever since the Supreme Court loosened campaign finance laws with the Citizens United … [Read more...]
How to apologize without being sorry – the only wasteland is between Fitzgibbons’ ears
Democrat state representative Joe Fitzgibbons showed how you could be a good liberal and a bigot at the same time, all thanks to the Seahawks on Sunday. The Seattle Representative decided to play to … [Read more...]
Inslee thinks nation’s highest minimum wage is too low
In a massive year-end cave in to the big labor bosses who invested millions to elect him in 2012, Jay Inslee told reporters last week that we need a "conversation" on raising the minimum wage. A … [Read more...]
Perhaps “disrespect” comes from actually believing your own propaganda
Outside observers — like the governor, members of newspaper editorial boards and small aerospace business owners — have watched in disbelief as Machinists union leaders first negotiated a new deal … [Read more...]
In budget announcement, Inslee comes through for his labor buddies
As people across the country struggle to maintain their health coverage in the face of Obamacare implementation (some five million Americans have already received cancellation notices in just the … [Read more...]
Labor bosses miss the party, but Inslee already got the presents
A mini-crisis is brewing in the Governor's Mansion tonight. According to Seattle blog PubliCola, a swath of the state's big labor bosses decided to cancel their RSVP at a Jay Inslee Christmas Party … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee is trying to get some laughs
Normally SHIFT would leave the political humor to the late-night professionals, but we couldn’t let Jay Inslee’s recent effort at getting laughs pass unnoticed. At least, we think he was trying to … [Read more...]
Transit militants upset with Senate proposal
Earlier this week PubliCola –which defines itself as a blog “dedicated to nonpartisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach”, though it appears to “balance” its reporting … [Read more...]
Democrats attack, then copy, successful advocacy group
If one thing in American politics has been clear in recent years it’s that liberals hate ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. For over 40 years ALEC has served as a clearinghouse of ideas … [Read more...]
Just Democrats being Democrats, Snohomish County style
The never-ending saga of Aaron Reardon’s tawdry time as Snohomish County Executive has surfaced again, this time in a lengthy Everett Herald piece that outlines why one of Reardon’s top aides could … [Read more...]
Top state officials used deceptive tactics to cover-up Obamacare website glitches
Just as the recent release of emails shows that the national rollout of Obamacare was prone to deception, our SHIFT investigation shows the same shady approach being used in Washington State prior to … [Read more...]
Jim McDermott tells the truth – for a change
Given all the problems that Obamacare faces, both nationally and locally, perhaps it should be no surprise that one of Washington’s Congressmen is predicting that the Democrat’s signature health care … [Read more...]