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It’s a short Thanksgiving week, so liberals got an early start over the weekend on some serious whining. Nationally, the cast of Hamilton made news by providing an encore lecture to Vice President-elect Mike Pence in New York. Locally, former Seattle  Mayor Mike McGinn tried to demonstrate he still had some relevance by calling his … Continued

The elections are in the rearview mirror, and the debates over the next legislative session have started heating up – with liberals already setting the table for the tax increases they need to keep their special interest donors happy. Fortunately for taxpayers, the Majority Coalition Caucus – 24 Republicans and 1 Democrat – will continue … Continued

Well, another week has gone by, and election results are still being counted…but the end is near (maybe). Shift provides another lesson from the recent election today on a topic that has generated plenty of interest – and voter disapproval – over the years, a state income tax. This year liberals tried to get such … Continued

Shift takes up a Friday Funny a day early this week, thanks to the Seattle City Council taking up budget items. Always funny to watch those nine lefties grapple with things they don’t understand, like math. And how $29 million is not necessarily a “modest” amount of money, if it comes out of your pockets. … Continued

The team here at Shift continues to be surprised by the resilience of the Seattle City Council, despite the shellacking that Democrats have taken at all levels of government across the country in recent years. Thanks to the economic engine that is Amazon, city leaders have seen ever-increasing revenues through no fault of their own, … Continued

The votes just keep coming in, and the eyes of the nation (?) are still on Washington State as the count goes on. As Shift highlights today, the after-election-day counts are favoring Republicans this year, meaning that a few liberal election night leaders are now behind, and more may be soon. Oh, the drama. Drama … Continued

Despite the best efforts of protestors around the country, the country is moving forward with the peaceful changing of the guard in the White House. However, as Shift notes in its latest “Lessons from the election” that peace does not necessarily extend to where the Democrat Party is going. And speaking of going, we also … Continued

The 2016 election has mercifully come to an end across the country – though not in Washington State, as votes are still being tallied. And those votes will dictate whether the State House is tied at 49 (if GOP candidates in the 19th and 30th districts continue to close the gap), or the Democrats have … Continued

Happy Veterans Day from Shift. Thank you to all who served, and the families that supported that service to our country. The end of election week allows us to reflect on another lesson learned, which is that evidently most Washingtonians (at least those outside Seattle and San Juan County) do not love taxes as much … Continued

Hopefully Kshama Sawant’s Seattle Marching Band – sans instruments – did not mess up your commute today, so you are not having to read this daily missive in your car. But, if you are, you can check out our article on Sawant’s latest publicity-grabbing stunt, and plans for next January.  Another stunt comes courtesy of … Continued

The election night that became election morning has left many folks a bit worn out today, but here are some Shift pieces to brighten your evening, starting with some initial lessons learned from…you guessed it, the election! And, because you undoubtedly have not heard enough good reasons for raising energy taxes, it appears the liberals … Continued

Just a short Daily Shift today, one that can easily be read during a commercial break in tonight’s Seahawk-Bills game. First, Sound Transit loves to talk about how “green” their latest light rail boondoggle is – and weren’t not talking $54 billion+ in your tax dollars green. But, turns out that they aren’t telling the … Continued