Politicians say the darndest things during campaign season, but Democrat Governor Jay Inslee tends to lose touch with reality more than most when he’s trying to con voters in election years. Just … [Read more...]
Maia Espinoza Welcomes a New Daughter as She Runs to Become the State’s School Chief
Those of us at Shift cannot recall another instance in Washington State’s history when a legitimate candidate for statewide office gave birth during the general election campaign. Superintendent of … [Read more...]
Failure of Local Media to Question Governor Inslee’s Comments is Harming our Democracy
During Governor Jay Inslee’s “press conference” on Tuesday, he demonstrated again his lack of respect towards the intelligence of the Washington citizens and how most of the local media has failed in … [Read more...]
The Washington Governors’ Debate: Culp vs Inslee vs Trump
Anyone watching the only governor’s debate between Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Loren Culp would have thought there was a third candidate in the room - President Donald Trump. Inslee, who tried … [Read more...]
Democrat Governor Jay Inslee and his “Green” Friends want to Cripple Washington’s Hydroelectric Power System
Clean and cheap electricity isn’t stopping Democrat Governor Jay Inslee and his extremist environmental friends from pushing for the removal of the lower four Snake River dams, supposedly to help with … [Read more...]
Maycumber Says it Takes Courage to Stand up to Violent Protestors
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with House Republican Floor Leader Jacquelin Maycumber (R – Republic). The Roanoke Conference's 2019 Slade Gorton Rising Star Award winner has represented the 7th … [Read more...]
Governor Inslee’s Words have Consequences for Washington Workers
The news that Boeing is expected to close the 787 assembly line in Everett is reverberating throughout the region. Such a move will cost people their jobs and livelihoods, whether at Boeing or at … [Read more...]
When Unions Receive More Taxpayer Dollars, Jay Inslee does Well
Sometimes politicians get carried away when they hope the media and public aren’t listening, and they are just among “friends”. Last week, at the 2020 Constitutional Convention of the Washington … [Read more...]
Discovery Institute’s Steve Buri on how Progressive Theories are Bringing Harm to Cities.
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Steve Buri, President of the Discovery Institute, a Seattle based think tank which is at the forefront of a diverse set of local and international issues. … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Socialism: Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant Voted a Taxpayer-Funded Slush Fund by Colleagues to Pay for Her Private Lawyers
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who identifies as a Socialist Alternative Party (SAP) member has managed to scare the rest of the Seattle City Council into creating a taxpayer-provided slush fund … [Read more...]
Democrat T’wina Nobles Receives Endorsements from Those Who want to Spread Seattle’s Failed Policies
Democrat T’wina Nobles has picked up an endorsement for her 28th Legislative District State Senate Race (in Pierce County) from failed Democrat Presidential candidate and Massachusetts’s U.S. Senator … [Read more...]
Professor Cliff Mass Takes on Governor Inslee, Academia, and the Cancel Culture
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with University of Washington’s Atmospheric Science Professor Cliff Mass. The professor literally wrote the book on local weather patterns (“The Weather of the … [Read more...]