There are few words to register the contempt that the families of crime victims must be feeling towards Jay Inslee today. People who care about justice can only shake their heads. From the Seattle … [Read more...]
When WA Post argues over “destruction” of Dem Party, liberals are in trouble
The end of the year lends itself to lists and broad analytical articles. One such overview that is very popular is trying to figure out what’s wrong with the Democrat Party. Here’s a link to the … [Read more...]
News flash: Inslee almost works a 40-hour week
Regular Shift readers have had the opportunity to follow Jay Inslee’s “work” schedule throughout this year, thanks to our reporting on his daily calendar (thanks to information obtained using the … [Read more...]
Will Inslee let child rapist and killer escape justice?
One of Jay Inslee’s more bizarre pronouncements came in his second year as governor when, without any advance notice, he decided he would not follow the state’s laws regarding the death penalty. Our … [Read more...]
State ready to bid high-flying Goldmark good riddance
Retiring politicians are often the subject of glowing retrospectives on their career, especially in the closing days of the year when investigative reporting is rare. However, this week political … [Read more...]
Seattle activists protest WA being a ‘hate free state’
The social media adage that “haters gonna hate” was taken to a new level by Seattle’s professional protest crowd this week, when activists shouted down speakers at an event organized by the … [Read more...]
Why Medicaid expansion is not always a good thing
Here’s a story that should have received a bit more attention earlier this week, but since it involved a failure in Obamacare, evidently it wasn’t really news. But, if you’re one of those people who … [Read more...]
State and county corrections officials don’t cooperate
One of the biggest stories that played out during the year was the revelation that Jay Inslee’s Department of Corrections (DOC) had been letting prisoners out of jail early for years –as the Seattle … [Read more...]
Tell Inslee – even tax-happy Olympia voters reject an income tax
Seattle liberals thought they had found a sure-fire way to get a state income tax – pass one in a friendly city, and then watch the policy work its way through guaranteed legal challenges until it was … [Read more...]
How many times will the mule kick Dems?
Whether you supported Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, or made another choice, it has been interesting to watch the blame game going on since the election by the “leaders” of the losing party. This … [Read more...]
Is the Democrats’ biggest donor breaking the law?
For years the Democrat Party in Washington State has depended on the compulsory dues money of public employee union members to keep it afloat. The various unions that comprise the Washington … [Read more...]
Surprise – Obamacare costs you money
The Democrats who jammed through Obamacare in 2011 – remember, not a single Republican vote for this massive new social welfare policy – promised that it would reduce health care … [Read more...]