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Using our best Jack Nicholson voice, “we’re back”! After a week in the sun, the Shift team has returned, shining a light on liberal foibles and proving perspective on the latest political happenings around the state. Yesterday we pick up by focusing on everybody’s favorite clown show, the Seattle City Council. The left-and-lefter body that it … Continued

With the primary in the rear view mirror and many government agencies using the August lull to do even less work than usual, we here at Shift need a breather, too. So, we’ll be taking this week off. Fear not, even when we’re “not working” we’ll still put in more hours than our notoriously lackadaisical … Continued

Team — Last week’s news was dominated by Washington’s primary, and though votes are still being counted, the results are largely settled and the 14-week sprint to the general election has begun for candidates across the state. Three major themes have emerged based on the primary numbers, and none of them bode well for the … Continued

The Dog Days of August continue, and the primary vote-count is dragging into Day 3. But, Shift still has a job to do shining a light on the news of the day, and today it’s pointing out that the Washington Education Association has filed yet another lawsuit to close public charter schools in our state. … Continued

Today’s Daily Shift is the All-Primary-All-the-Time edition. Shift gives you the rundown on the governor’s race, highlights an intriguing possibility in the battle for state Treasurer, and fills you in on the legislative races to watch as ballots continue to be counted. With intriguing subplots and a wildcard presidential race, this fall’s general election will … Continued

Now that we have entered the dog days of August, with the national party conventions finally over and the primary wrapping up (though days/weeks of vote counting remain after tomorrow), the Shift Team is going to slow it down this week. That doesn’t mean we’re going to stop pointing out the lunacy of the Left this … Continued

If there is one thing we’ve learned due to our ongoing “Friday Funny” series on Jay Inslee’s so-called work schedule, it’s that our green governor is pretty lazy — when it comes to the people’s business. All in all, Inslee worked a total of 9 hours and 10 minutes over the course of last week. … Continued

Team — Last week, Democrats held their national convention in Philadelphia. Simply put, the convention was defined by mayhem – and we don’t mean just because Jay Inslee was there. Socialist Bernie Sanders’ supporters planned protests over Hillary Clinton’s nomination long before they had seen the hard evidence of blatant favoritism for Clinton by the … Continued

The Democrat Party actively worked to ensure Sanders did not get the nomination. So, rather than a vote by the people, Hillary Clinton’s nomination became a coronation by the party. Washington state delegates are, understandably, upset over the sketchy state of affairs. In other news, labor bosses’ hope of holding a monopoly on education lies … Continued

Contrary to the claims of WSDOT officials, the Highway 99 tunnel project may actually be $523 million not $223 million over budget. In other news, during the delegate count at the DNC, Socialist Kshama Sawant attempted to organize a “mass exodus.” And, Jay Inslee has yet to comment on the emails coming out of his … Continued

Bernie Sanders suffered some policy platform defeats at the national level. But, he could take comfort in the fact that at least one state succumbed to his socialist ideals almost completely. The Washington State Democrats’ party platform is a lot further left than the DNC’s platform. We have five important examples. Democrat State Representative Luis … Continued

Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee don’t have a monopoly on sketchy schemes and transparency problems… take Jay Inslee for an example. Our green governor graced Washington state delegates at the Democratic National Convention with his presence at a breakfast this morning. Oddly enough, he spent the time he had lambasting GOP opponent Bill … Continued