With the adjournment of the 2021 Legislative session last Sunday, Democrat legislators have finished raising taxes and making backroom deals, at least for now. That is unless Democrat Governor Jay … [Read more...]
GOP House Leader JT Wilcox: “Single Party Government is Deeply Corrosive and (the ESD) Scandal Proves That.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview this week is with House Republican Leader JT Wilcox. The well-regarded Representative Wilcox had a front-row seat for the most expensive legislative session in state … [Read more...]
Media Rarely Ask Democrats Basic Questions
Local reporters continue to act as press agents for state Democrats by failing to even ask basic questions about their legislative priorities. Here at Shift, we candidly proclaim that we provide … [Read more...]
Tiffany Smiley: Patty Murray is “Carrying the Water for the Senate Democrats, She’s not Fighting for Washington Families.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Tiffany Smiley, an effective advocate for veterans who just announced she is running for the U.S. Senate to unseat the 30-year ineffective political insider … [Read more...]
Jessyn Farrell is Running for Seattle Mayor and She Wants You to Pay for All Her Campaign Promises
Failing once was not enough, as veteran Seattle lefty Jessyn Farrell is running for Mayor again, and says she can win this time with a well-worn strategy – promising voters a whole bunch of “free … [Read more...]
Why Does The Media Find it so Hard to Find Fault in Democrats?
In the latest installment of local Mainstream Media covering for the failures of legislative Democrats, the editorial board at The (Tacoma) News Tribune must have thrown out the backs of its … [Read more...]
Representative Roger Goodman Seeks to Outdo His Democrat Senate Seatmate to Legalize Even More Drugs
As you may recall, Shift highlighted the craziness of Democrat Senator Manka Dhingra’s original attempt to legalize hard drugs in our state (Senate Bill 5476). Now it seems her Democrat seatmate in … [Read more...]
Senator Ann Rivers: “Lack of Public Interaction May have Emboldened My Democratic Colleagues to Pass the Lousy Bills We’ve Seen.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senate Republican Caucus Chair Ann Rivers from La Center (Clark County). The third term senator provides a direct response to Governor Jay Inslee’s recent … [Read more...]
Once Again Jay Inslee Pays Off His Government Union Friends
The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed government to pick economic winners and losers over the last year, especially with Governor Jay Inslee having unfettered “emergency powers” which legislative … [Read more...]
Democrats Attempt to Garner Criminals’ Vote by Making Our Communities Less Safe
Alert Shift readers saw three stories out of Olympia last week which clearly define the Democrat Party’s stance on public safety. Democrats have normally been seen as softer on criminals than voters … [Read more...]
Senator Saldana is the Latest Democrat to Commit Violations While Imposing more Rules on the Rest of Us
In what seems like irony, but is really just typical Democrat arrogance, State Senator Rebecca Saldana was caught on video, driving her car while testifying in a Senate hearing – which observers noted … [Read more...]
WA Democrats use Orwellian Tactics to Impose a State Income Tax
In George Orwell’s disturbing classic “1984”, The Ministry of Truth is responsible for altering the meaning of words to fit the needs of the government. On the outer wall of the ministry’s … [Read more...]