Words matter. That’s why you hear so much doublespeak coming from the mouths of legislators, statewide officials, and special interest lobbyists in Olympia. They talk about “investments,” not … [Read more...]
Democrats like to talk about raising minimum wage, not voting on it
In a story that sounds like it was from this Washington not DC, a powerful Democrat legislative leader has decided to ignore the Executive of his party and not vote to raise the minimum … [Read more...]
News you can use: Meet the Steyer Brothers, liberal big spenders
In a move that will bother liberals everywhere, Tom Steyer has been joined by his big brother in an attempt to remake the United State in their (ultra-rich) image. It was reported in Politico that … [Read more...]
News you can use: Inslee can pander to labor even when he’s out of town
Jay Inslee returned to his Washington DC roots over the weekend, and decided to consider taking a page out of President Obama’s playbook and investigate unilaterally raising the minimum wage for state … [Read more...]
News you can use: For Obama and Dems it’s all campaign, all the time
It has been obvious to most political observers that President Obama is much more comfortable with a permanent campaign than he is in actually governing, and over the weekend several reporters decided … [Read more...]
News you can use: Washington Democrats rise up as free trade champions – whoops, never mind
You might expect that Democrats elected in the most trade-dependent state in the country – and on the cutting-edge of trade with the Pacific Rim - would be at the forefront of the current debate in … [Read more...]
News you can use: You can hear the tax-increase machine revving up in the Gov’s office
One consequence of the shaky Democrat economic recovery underway is the inability of liberals like Jay Inslee to automatically raise the pay for members of the unions which invested millions in his … [Read more...]
Will they serve ice cream at the revolution?
Perhaps lost in the shear excitement of watching Senator Patty Murray combining raising the minimum wage with tasty ice cream was just how stunningly Republican-sounding the host of the event was at … [Read more...]
News you can use: Paging Mr. Dukakis, or Mr. Mondale, or Mr. McGovern – your party needs you
The media loves to point out all the supposed divisions in the Republican Party – the Tea Party against the Establishment, Moderates vs. Conservatives, etc. – but a bit rarer is that same type of … [Read more...]
News you can use: Seattle liberal wants to drive his own company out of business
You’ve got to hand it to mega-rich liberal donor Nick Hanauer (and, of course, he will hand it to himself as well, as you can see from his bragging in this Seattle Times feature) – he is willing to … [Read more...]
News you can use: Spokesman says this time Inslee is telling the truth
It’s been a challenging month for Jay Inslee – his own party ignored his choice for state chairman, the Speaker of his own party won’t bring his priority bills up for a vote to raise taxes and the … [Read more...]
News you can use: Ross Hunter sure values public testimony…not
It appears House Appropriations Chairman Ross Hunter was tired of his committee being ignored this session, so he decided it was time to open up his committee for public testimony … at 10:30 at … [Read more...]