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posted on
March 22nd, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

And They're Off to 2016!

It was quite just after November 6th. There were wounds to lick, time needed for the shock to abate, Fox pundits to be fired but not for long. Stirrings of Campaign 2016 soon were in the air. Mitt ...

posted on
March 19th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Would Seattle Times Reporter Andrew Garber Like To Commit Journalism?

If so, I have some questions he might want to put to our new governor, Jay Inslee, who is, Garber tells us, an "authority on climate change". (An authority according to left wing activists, but per ...

posted on
March 16th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Democratic War on Women

According to Washington State Wire, "When state Sen. Janea Holmquist Newbry, R-Moses Lake, left the Senate floor Tuesday to nurse her newborn son, Senate Democrats ... demand[ed] an immediate vote ...

posted on
March 14th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Roger Not-So Goodman And The Kirkland Reporter

The lead story in the current issue of this weekly newspaper is about the charges made by Goodman's estranged wife, Liv Grohn, in their divorce proceedings. State House Rep. Roger Goodman of Kirkla ...

posted on
March 12th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Gabby Giffords for and against guns

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords is both for and against guns at the same time. She is actively lobbying the Washington Legislature to expand background checks to private sales, even making phone calls t ...

posted on
March 12th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Ken Klein County Council Kickoff on Saturday

As John Koster reaches his term limit on the Snohomish County Council, Ken Klein, Arlington City Councilman, is running for the seat. He's been a great public servant on the county's planning commi ...

posted on
March 11th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

What Do Econ 101 Textbooks Say About The Minimum Wage?

That it has mixed results and that most of the benefits — and costs — go to people with low incomes. For an example, consider the discussion in this standard text. (I'm using the ...

posted on
March 10th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Washington public pensions at risk

Washington public pensions are at risk. There are several; a few appear to be safe, but others not at all. Washington is above average among the states, but that's like getting a D grade when half ...

posted on
March 2nd, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Wondering About The Effects Of The Sequester?

Here's a little visual aid. it is true that in his latest statements President Obama has drawn back from his earlier predictions, which led some of us to expect pestilence, war, famine, and death s ...

posted on
February 28th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Supreme Court of WA Overturns Two-Thirds Requirement to Increase Taxes

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Washington said that only a simple majority can be constitutionally required to pass a law, regardless of repeated voter initiatives signalling a clear major ...