Democrats and their allies in the labor-electoral complex like to complain about “the rich” and the “1 percent”, but it seems they have a greed problem of their own. It’s not that they necessarily … [Read more...]
Inslee only respects “voter mandate” when it helps his big-spending agenda
SHIFT Guest Opinion – Common Sense from Seattle Jay Inslee says he wants to send $200 million more in state funding to school district administrators, apparently forgetting the legislature already … [Read more...]
Can You Believe the Liberal Attack Network? – “There’s nothing mysterious about this”
Yesterday we started a review of Austin Jenkins report that exposed the liberals’ permanent campaign attack network in Washington State. Judging from some of the comments, the rich Seattle liberals … [Read more...]
A real threat to taxpayers: the “labor-electoral complex”
SHIFT Guest Opinion – Common Sense from Seattle The liberal new mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has received an outpouring of national media attention for being at the leading edge of pushing … [Read more...]
Can You Believe the Liberal Attack Network? – “This is definitely not a wing of the Democratic Party”
Last week, public radio reporter Austin Jenkins blew the cover off the rich liberal Seattle crowd that has been secretly funding the Democrat campaign attack machine since 2006. And while Jenkins’ … [Read more...]
Liberal Lie #9: Republicans caused a near state government shutdown last year
An oft-repeated lie – because it plays so well with the national Democrat Party attacks – is that Republicans were the ones responsible for last year's legislative brinksmanship. The lie was repeated … [Read more...]
The full list: all the lefty groups in one building
Yesterday’s investigative report by Austin Jenkins required a visit to the headquarters of the so-called “progressive network” in Seattle. The Vance Building (at Third and University) is home to a … [Read more...]
Investigative report uncovers secret liberal attack network in Washington state
Hypocrisy – it’s a staple of the liberal politics that the likes of Jim McDermott have defined for Seattle for a generation. From the so-called “progressives” waging a real War on Jobs agenda with … [Read more...]
Liberal Lie #8: Teachers need a COLA because pay has not increased since 2008
When Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled his supplemental budget proposal in December, he called it a “hold-steady budget” that did not raise taxes. But in his State of the State address less than a month … [Read more...]
Frank Chopp to Voters: No, I won’t
Perennial initiative sponsor Tim Eyman caught up with one of the most powerful people in Olympia recently, liberal Seattle Democrat and Speaker of the House Frank Chopp. The conversation took place … [Read more...]
Inslee’s approach to the 2014 legislative session – more taxes, more attacks
For someone who says he is just looking for someone to negotiate with, Jay Inslee sure has a funny way of trying to build up trust. Yesterday he complained that Republicans are trying to scare … [Read more...]
Liberal Lie #7: Jay Inslee and the Democrats want to negotiate with Republicans
Washington State Democrats say they want to work with Republicans and “negotiate in good faith” (the governor's words) with them to solve problems. It's the sort of thing that newspaper editorial … [Read more...]