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These Senators (John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today sent a letter to the President in support of limited diplomatic presence in the country. “We know that a hands-off approach has isolated us and strengthened Iran,” said Sen. Kerry. “The Administration’s dec...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - 6:37 a.m.
While we wait to see if Sound Transit is on the ballot in November (and it's starting to seem likely ), and we hope that it is, progress is being made to the south with all six governmental bodies approving a replacement I-5 bridge over the Columbia River that is six lanes and contains light rail . All six governmental bodies mulling alternatives to the current Interstate Bridge want a new ...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Wed 9:12 p.m. - 3 clicks 
That's Jeff Merkley and Darcy Burner in the photo. They're the Pacific Northwest's double punch of progressive leadership, ready to take on Washington D.C. And while we're at it, Merkley shows the country what real progressive leadership is about in his Huffington Post interview during Netroots Nation. An excerpt: Oregon senatorial candidate Jeff Merkley admits that his race against incu...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Wed 5:41 p.m. - 4 clicks
Danny Westneat thinks thinks that despite a down economy and rising gas prices, our local elected officials are “as tax-crazy as an IRS agent on Ritalin.” A $75 million Pike Place Market levy. A $146 million Seattle parks levy. A $17.6 billion, tri-county light-rail package. Roughly $300 a year, in total, for the average Seattleite Oh, and [...]...
HorsesAss - Wed 5:07 p.m.
Goldy was joined in political punditry by a diverse panel: Seattle P-I columnist Joel Connelly, initiative specialist Laura McClintock of McClintock Consulting, the newest Seattle Weekly online contributor (and former Sound Politics front-pager) Don Ward, and Eat the State, KEXP and occasional HorsesAss contributor Geov Parrish. The conversation begins with a Netroots Nation debriefing. Goldy [.....
HorsesAss - Wed 2:38 p.m. - 5 clicks
It looks like I may have to spend half my day reading and writing on opinion pieces in today’s Seattle Times, where Danny Westneat once again pisses me off, while Ron Sims and Greg Nickels prepare to piss on each other. But first, I’d likely to briefly comment on medical marijuana, an issue on [...]...
HorsesAss - Wed 2:38 p.m. - 6 clicks
Yet another analyst has upgraded WA-08 to tossup status, this time the liberal, yet cautious, Swing State Project: WA-08 (Reichert): Lean Republican to Tossup Of all the vulnerable Republican incumbents this year, we feel compelled to acknowledge that Dave Reichert is the first to lose a clear edge over his opponent, Democrat Darcy Burner. Reichert’s incumbency is [...]...
HorsesAss - Tue 8:05 p.m. - 8 clicks
Join us at the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally for an evening of politics under the influence. We begin at 8:00 pm at the Montlake Ale House, 2307 24th Avenue E, but some of us will be there early for Dinner. Tonight we will welcome back a contingent of Pacific Northwest bloggers from Netroot [...]...
HorsesAss - Tue 8:05 p.m. - 7 clicks
UPDATE (Goldy): Let me just say that it is more than a little grating to see the 1% property tax limit touted in Gov. Gregoire’s ad. It’s terrible policy. But if it helps her get reelected I suppose I’ll keep my mouth shut now that the damage is done. Hell, it’s not like Rossi is any [...]...
HorsesAss - Tue 8:05 p.m. - 9 clicks
Recently Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman Junior and his gang launched a new radio ad campaign that attempts to convince the public we should not build rapid transit. Today Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels responded with this statement: We know who is behind the curtain of the Eastside Transportation Association – the same people whose only answer to the problems of climate pollution and congestion ar...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Tue 5:38 a.m. - 14 clicks
Washington’s top-two primary leaves some issues for newspaper endorsers, among which, do you endorse one candidate or two? Some of the thining behind what we may see in the next few weeks showed up today on the Vancouver Columbian’s editorial page. Their conclusion seemed to be, take the races one by one, and go where [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Sun 5:37 p.m. - 23 clicks
The wonderful Congresswoman Donna Edwards just took the stage here in Austin to deliver the final address for Saturday. So far, her remarks have covered her upstart and successful campaign against the corrupt Al Wynn, life as a politician in Washington, D.C., and what the netroots community collectively stands for. The focus of her speech, though, was the need for more and better Democrats. "We ...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Sun 10:07 a.m. - 10 clicks
So Allen Schauffler and David Postman interviewed Dino Rossi for KING 5's Up Front program, which will air on Sunday. As Postman notes on his blog , he asked Dino Rossi why he won't answer questions about issues that he says aren't a part of his campaign. This was the response from Rossi : I only have so much time to talk to the voters in the state of Washington. ... This is my campaign....
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Fri 11:31 p.m. - 16 clicks
I told you Wenatchee. Today’s installment of Monosyllabic thinking, racist stereotyping and sticky fingered, keyboard bravado, is brought to you by the Fish Wrap from Kitsap. Let’s all take a peek at some of Bremerton’s deepest thinkers, as they try to engage each other in using the English language. Find this experiment of the low oxygenated brain, [...]...
The Vigilant Lens - Fri 10:02 p.m. - 13 clicks
The Starbucks list is now out - the list, that is, of hundreds of Starbucks around the country the coffee giant, based in Seattle, plans to close before long. A few words about the Northwest selections. For the most part, the numbers aren’t all that large. In Idaho, just two Starbucks will close - one in [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Thu 8:33 p.m. - 95 clicks
You’d think Rossi’s team would have known. Their trial of futility against the felons that voted for him, might have done much better in Kitsap County. This is due to the over abundance of “patriots” who inhabit the area, with Bremerton being the epicenter. Norm Dicks, the complicit Republocrate, is huge in B-town. He helped [...]...
The Vigilant Lens - Jul 17 - 13 clicks
There probably isn’t a man alive who doesn’t reach his hand into his pocket on a daily basis. It is a normal occurrence, paying for a purchase, or just standing around waiting for something, hand in the pocket without giving it a thought. Well the news out of Washington Friday July 11 was more than a bit disturbing. It seems that we are all familiar with George Bush and his moneyed...
DailyKos (Washington) - Jul 17 - 15 clicks
