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...]
Budgets make it clear – Republicans want balanced budget, Dems want taxes
The flurry of budget activity we saw last week in Olympia was to be expected – since adjournment is scheduled for next week – but despite how close the House and Senate are on the overall budget … [Read more...]
News you can use: The House likes a little legislative grandstanding, instead of funding kids first
After both houses of the legislature passed budget bills last week, it became apparent there is little difference between the bi-partisan Senate approach and the Democrat House positioning. All that … [Read more...]
News you can use: Jay Inslee risks injury, patting himself on the back
Political campaign emails are generally self-serving, and humility is rarely involved. Yet, the one today from Jay Inslee, asking you to “thank him” for his leadership was certainly more smarmy than … [Read more...]
News you can use: Ecology’s hypocrisy can be seen all the way from Wyoming
Jay Inslee’s Department of Ecology has been channeling his extreme environmental views since he took over last year, from claiming the ability to unilaterally impose Inslee’s carbon tax scheme to … [Read more...]