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Happy Friday – and wishing you Dawg Fans no Friday Funny business in tonight’s Pac-12 football championship game! Shift does capture a bit of humor in Jay Inslee’s weekly schedule today, noting that for a man who tries to raise money by telling people it’s time to “get to work”, that he continues not to … Continued

He’s back…and that’s never a good thing. Perhaps the only politician who takes to email as much as Donald Trump takes to twitter is Jay Inslee, in his never-ending quest to raise money. And though Shift thought that we’d get a break after the election, ‘twas not to be – check out your own in-box … Continued

Some might have thought that the election – the results of which will actually be certified in Washington State tomorrow – was a nasty fight not to be repeated any time soon, that we should celebrate having in the rear view mirror. Unfortunately for those who don’t like conflict, “elections have consequences” (as President Obama … Continued

Shift is rarely surprised when liberals double down on a losing strategy, so today we highlight a couple efforts by Democrats to ignore the results of the recent election and try to push through policies that failed at the polls. We start by sharing the lesson learned that we should all get ready for the … Continued

Shift is back from our Thanksgiving break, though we are still working through the leftovers. We hope your holiday weekend was filled with family and friends. We return to report a bit of disruption – from the state Democrats’ intra-mural fighting gaining more attention, to the State Labor Council asking people to ignore charitable giving … Continued

Shift hopes all our readers travel safely to their chosen Turkey Day destination, and that you’ll forgive us for taking a long weekend away from writing. In our last set of posts until Monday, we highlight the Democrats turning on their state party leadership for poor performance, in our ongoing “lessons from the election.”  We … Continued

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