Anyone watching the only governor’s debate between Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Loren Culp would have thought there was a third candidate in the room - President Donald Trump. Inslee, who tried … [Read more...]
Washington Democrats never let a crisis go to waste
The COVID-19 crisis is moving so fast that politicians find themselves unable to keep up. Consider that, on April 9th, President Trump asked Congress for an additional $250 billion dollars to add … [Read more...]
New York Times Declares Seattle Victorious in War on Drugs
On August 23rd, The New York Times published a piece entitled “Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs.” Columnist Nicholas Kristof claimed that the city is “pioneering a bold approach to … [Read more...]
Green is the New Red – Seattle edition
Reaffirming their claim as the pioneering avant-garde of environmentalism, the Church of Seattle City Council Progressivism resolved to advance their version of a Green New Deal yesterday. The 12-page … [Read more...]
Council can’t admit it: Jobs tax failed because it was unpopular from the start
Give Kshama Sawant one thing: The Seattle city councilmember and Socialist Alternative leader might be wrong on just about everything, but she shares her wrong-headed opinions with a confident … [Read more...]
Sound Transit true believers: “We can have everything.”
Seattle is getting increasingly…odd. Not in a “Keep Austin Weird” sense, but more of a “Is anybody in charge here?” kind of way. Consider: Downtown feels increasingly run-down, the city tolerated … [Read more...]
Somebody has to be the Mayor – plenty of kooks & progressives want in
Somebody has to be the Mayor of Seattle. We don’t actually know that to be true, but it sounds right. If there was no mayor, would anyone notice? It reminds us of the meme from last year’s … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – May 22, 2017
Seattle's socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is trying her hand at football. In a letter to Pete Carroll, Sawant wrote: "I am writing to convey that Colin Kaepernick would be welcome in Seattle, … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – May 01, 2017
Happy Monday! This is your friendly reminder that today's May Day protests – partly organized by our very own socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant - are expected to turn more violent … [Read more...]
Seattle liberals spend a “modest” $29 million – since it isn’t their money
It’s a day early for a Friday Funny, but any time the Seattle City Council takes up budget matters, it is certain to generate laughs – as long as they aren’t spending your money. Yesterday’s … [Read more...]
Kshama jumps back on national stage – to shut down Trump inauguration
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant has been stuck in the background during much of the recent campaign, since she wasn’t on the ballot. Other than occasionally railing against the police, she was … [Read more...]
Last Week Today – September 26, 2016
Team – Last week was one for highlighting liberal bullies – from the Teamsters trying to intimidate Eastern Washington elected officials for wanting to be open with their constituents, to Kshama … [Read more...]