Olympia protesters have been trying to attract attention lately, complaining that the Port of Olympia is doing what it’s supposed to do by providing a place where construction materials can be … [Read more...]
Amazon wants to helps customers, so unions go on the attack
Amazon executives must have thought that an announcement to make grocery shopping more convenient – from the company that has been working for years to make all kinds of shopping more convenient and … [Read more...]
Seattle school board blames Super for their failure to close achievement gap
Seattle Public Schools have long faced self-inflicted problems, from destroying the neighborhood school concept with voluntary busing, to budget deficits because of poorly negotiated personnel … [Read more...]
Seattle Council keeps fighting free enterprise
One of the many extreme anti-business measures taken up by the Seattle City Council to please their union campaign financers was one to regulate for-hire driver companies, like Uber. As described … [Read more...]
Quota politics at work
Democrats are accidentally providing an excellent contrast with the Republican Party this week, as they go about the often boring process of filling legislative vacancies. Seems that the “leaders” in … [Read more...]
A day for remembering the ultimate sacrifice – for some
At Shift, our thoughts today are with the veterans - and their families – of Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today was a “date which will live in infamy” as President Franklin D. … [Read more...]
Election’s over, so Sound Transit’s coming back for more
The most expensive ballot proposition on the ballot this year – beyond the disaster of Jay Inslee seeking re-election – was Sound Transit’s $54 billion, 25-year light rail plan. Thanks to overwhelming … [Read more...]
Why the public hates lawyers, part 47
John Henry Browne has been a famous – or infamous – Seattle defense attorney for decades, counting Ted Bundy, “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore, and Wah Mee shooter Benjamin Ng among his … [Read more...]
Pelosi will continue to ignore voters – no need to change
The woman that House Democrats re-elected after yet another failed campaign season demonstrated why liberals have little chance of returning to power in Congress, telling Face The Nation that "I don't … [Read more...]
How is this news in 2016: Dean drops out
Didn’t Howard Dean drop out of relevancy a decade ago? The Hill: Dean drops out of DNC chairmanship race And stopped being the Democrat National Committee Chair in 2009? Guess the Democrat … [Read more...]
Likely DNC leader ID’s the problem: Labor doesn’t control party enough
One of the fallouts of Hillary Clinton’s presidential election loss is a power vacuum at the top of the liberal party. One of those rushing to become the public face of the Democrats is Congressman … [Read more...]
The (McDermott) Hunger Games: Part XXIII
Some may have thought the end of the election would bring an end to the Shift feature we named after the movie series that featured a fight to the death to entertain the masses. Well, those folks … [Read more...]