From the never-never land that is Washington D.C. comes news that Vermont Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is “prepared” to run for President. Whether anybody else is prepared for him to run is an … [Read more...]
What’s good for this Washington is evidently good for the other one
In a déjà vu moment for those who paying attention to the liberals in Olympia, word came out of D.C. today that the folks running Obamacare have no idea how many uninsured people have signed up for … [Read more...]
News you can use: The story Democrats do not want to be told
Hopes were high that the public might finally get the truth about the Internal Revenue Service scandal that broke out last year regarding how IRS officials seemed to be targeting free speech – and … [Read more...]
Dems doth protest too much – must be worried about Pedro Celis
You can tell when liberals are worried about a political campaign, as the “extreme” word comes flying from different directions at the Republican candidate. Such is the case now with First … [Read more...]
State budget business as usual – Dems spend more , tax more
As the legislature plods towards its scheduled adjournment next week, Frank Chopp’s House Democrats continue to rely on party-line votes to move their tax-and-spend budget approach. Though yesterday … [Read more...]
News you can use: A trillion in new taxes, no deficit reduction – a budget only Democrats could love
Yesterday we pointed out that President Obama’s budget proposal wasn’t likely to go very far - and now we know why. It wasn’t meant to be taken seriously, but rather as Time magazine reported it was … [Read more...]
News you can use: Democrats go Gilda Radner on the minimum wage – “never mind”
The sands in the hourglass of the legislative session are slipping away from the Democrats who are used to controlling everything in Olympia, and with every passing day comes the realization that … [Read more...]
Common Sense from Seattle hears Democrats telling the middle class: You can pay more for college
Last week the Seattle Times pointed out that it is deliberate state policies to cut college funding and hike tuition that have in recent years begun to really take a bit out of middle class families. … [Read more...]
News you can use: Public unions agree public should have easy access to contracts…not
It turns out that certain public employee union lobbyists are inclined to keep the public in the dark about the contracts funded by public dollars. The Freedom Foundation points out the hypocrisy of … [Read more...]
Consumers stuck, but WA health exchange officials sticking with it
Perhaps no group of officials is happier that the federal ObamaCare website is such a dismal failure – because it allows them to look almost functional by comparison – than the folks at the Washington … [Read more...]
News you can use: Way beyond a day late and a dollar short
Today is budget release day in the “other Washington”, which has plenty of folks scurrying to find excuses for why it doesn’t even matter. As described by Roll Call: "The budget President Barack Obama … [Read more...]
Not a good day to be Tom Steyer
California billionaire – and sometime target of the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission - is not off to a good start this week. First, the Wall Street Journal highlights how his … [Read more...]