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Right after I walked in the door,my buddy told me the sewer line kept coming off the connection to the pipe going onto the ground and put it back three fucking times, then he tells me the Land Lady showed up and put Lime down to keep the stink down, I went around the side of the Weasel Den in the dark and found a hole full of sewer that went up past my ankle right where my fresh water comes out ...
Ornery Bastard - Mon 11:26 p.m.
And then there is the billboard with George Bush saying , “Miss me yet?” Apparently, the group behind this is not known. Obviously it’s a liberal/progressive/Democratic group. Isn’t it? ...
Hominid Views - Mon 10:47 p.m.
Don Benton There is this to say about Vancouver Republican state Senator Don Benton’s prospective run – which he said today he’s planning – against Senator Patty Murray: He would be the lead Republican in the field, and as matters stand would be well positioned to win the primary over six other prospects. There’s that. But you [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Mon 9:07 p.m. - 3 clicks 
They're no postmen : With Washington still digging out from the weekend snow and expecting more snow beginning Tuesday afternoon, the House leadership put off votes set for Tuesday night, leaving the Congressional schedule for the week uncertain. House officials said they would reassess Tuesday based on updated weather forecasts, but the decision means that scores of lawmakers will not h...
DailyKos (Washington) - Mon 5:29 p.m. - 3 clicks
After 17 years broadcasting in Seattle, sports guy New York Vinnie (real name Vincent Richichi) is leaving the city for eastern parts unknown. This from his website: To My Long Time Pallies: Waddaya hear, Waddaya say? I am sitting here......
BlatherWatch - Mon 2:51 p.m. - 4 clicks
Want to spend a week this summer with some of the nation's best-known outdoor writers, practicing the craft of outdoor writing in writer-friendly Missoula? The Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) will host its first Goldenrod Writing Workshop at the University of Montana in Missoula August 1-7, 2010. Open to both novice communicators and published professionals, the week-long...
New West Columbia Gorge - Mon 12:49 p.m.
Never in my 31 years in Washington, D.C. have I ever seen such conditions in my city. The republicans are right ! President Obama brought his Chicago influences here to my great city. He brought the windiness that Chicago is well known for. Keep Reading Below the Fold. ...
DailyKos (Washington) - Mon 12:04 p.m. - 4 clicks
A couple of thoughts on Lee’s excellent and provocative post regarding the Department of Corrections’ abuse of probationers’ rights to use medical marijuana. First, one would think that folks in the legacy media might be all over such a scandalous abuse of state power, if not for A) our media’s tendency to to view medical marijuana [...]...
HorsesAss - Mon 11:28 a.m.
The Cannabis Defense Coalition has now received the second and third bundles of documents from the Department of Corrections in response to their public disclosure request. Following the first set of documents the CDC received, I posted about how Attorney General Rob McKenna’s office was advising the DOC to take an extremely hard line [...]...
HorsesAss - Mon 6:04 a.m. - 2 clicks
I always root for the Underdog and in this case, the winner is those poor sonsabitches in New Orleans who now have to put a bunch of party food away and are not busy marching the streets celebrating a fucking foot ball game win. I guess I can give them a bit of slack as it is the best thing that has happened to them since Heck of a Job Brown left town. Without a doubt, this win will do more to put...
Ornery Bastard - Sun 10:24 p.m.
This is just to freaky: A soldier waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry. As his daughter ’squirmed’ to get away, Tabor said he submerged her face three or four times until the water was lapping [...]...
Hominid Views - Sun 10:24 p.m.
The first national convention of the Tea Party movement ended in tragedy Saturday, when fire consumed the the Gaylord Opryland convention hall shortly after former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin concluded her keynote speech to the event's 1,100 delegates. ... The 600,000 square foot conference facility burned fast and hot, constructed as it was from recycled wigs of country-western singers... ...
Mr_Blog - Sun 5:48 p.m.
Yesterday I posted several times that the big blizzard of this weekend was confirmed as the all-time greatest snowfall ever recorded in Baltimore. (Of course, there must have been bigger storms many years ago.) But today, on TV and Internet, I've seen several reports that claim it was only the third all-time (and the December 19th event ranks 8th). How could this be? What explai...
DailyKos (Washington) - Sun 4:10 p.m.
Last week’s contest was won by Greg in an impressive 55 minutes. It was Granbury, Texas. Here’s this week’s, good luck! ...
HorsesAss - Sun 12:40 p.m.
I've been hammering at Bank of America and other big banks for their predatory lending and awful customer service. Seems I'm not the only one: Italy Seizes Bank of America Assets - Fraud Is Finally Catching Up With Wall St./Bankers From what I can tell, the bank near me that has done the best is TD Bank. I am switching to TD and so far I am happy. They avoided predatory lending (probably bec...
DailyKos (Washington) - Sun 9:20 a.m. - 18 clicks
A repost with permission from blog My SoapBox At my urging, Senator Jacobsen has introduced a Senate Joint Memorial asking for Congress to submit to the states a Federal Constitutional Amendment limiting the political activities of Corporations. The bill has been sent to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee, where Darlene Fairley from your district [...]...
Washington State Progressive Caucus - Sun 7:43 a.m. - 7 clicks
Deuteronomy 25:11-12 If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not pity her. Discuss. ...
HorsesAss - Sun 6:21 a.m. - 3 clicks
People are sure making fun of Sarah Palin over looking at her hand when she “seemed to forget her next talking point”. This seems like good news. The woman who might have become Vice President, and who seems likely to run for President some day, has, all along, failed to demonstrate much of an intellectual [...]...
Hominid Views - Sat 11:27 p.m.
- Initiative 1068 has been filed. It removes the criminal penalties for adult marijuana use. If enough signatures are gathered, Washington voters will join California voters this November in deciding whether to make it legal for adults to possess and use marijuana. Pete Guither has an interesting write-up on what the federal [...]...
HorsesAss - Sat 11:05 p.m. - 2 clicks
If you lived in the Washington DC area right now, this is what you would see at your local Safeway. They are forecast to get between twenty and twenty eight inches of snow shortly and everybody and their dog panicked and cleaned out the store. Imagine not only not having food and lights and such already stored but being broke to boot? This is a recurrent problem in this count...
Ornery Bastard - Sat 9:06 p.m. - 3 clicks
Fixing the campaign finance system is one of the very few ways we can fix our government. And yet most of us spend far too much time and effort complaining about and/or trying to fix what is caused by not fixing the campaign finance system. How to Get Our Democracy Back Fix Congress First Fix Campaign Finance, Support FENA. Post from: Democracy for Vancouver First Things First ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Sat 7:07 p.m. - 2 clicks
Domestic Battery. I predict some anger management classes in your future, dickhead. Ya don't be slappin' on the womenfolk asshole. Yes, it is a gratuitous swipe at Republicans, they absolutely deserve every fucking one they get, too. Take for example this rotten motherfucker, Richard Shelby (R)otten Cunt (A) for asshole. This piece of fucked up Legislator is almost single handedly holdi...
Ornery Bastard - Sat 12:24 p.m.
... by Walter Brasch Air America, the liberal radio network, went down in flames, Jan. 21, when it filed for bankruptcy. It wasn't because of air-to-air combat with conservative talk shows and bloggers. It wasn't because of the Recession, although reduced advertising revenue, a reality of all media, also affected Air America. It wasn't even demographics, even though older, marginalized conserv...
Pacific Views - Sat 10:20 a.m.
Sen. John Cornyn is Worst Person in the World! Republicans Owned by Wall Street: Republicans are at it again! Young Turks: Republicans admit they are owned by Wall Street. Politico: Obama’s pep talk for the DNC. Mark Fiore: Newly frugal guy! Young Turks: Nutjob Christian Republicans: non-Christians should leave America. McCain [...]...
Hominid Views - Fri 11:58 p.m. - 2 clicks
I swear to God, I was Ghengis Kahn in a previous life. No Sleep Till Death or damn well Killed By Death. Have a nice fucking day, I am still fucked by a Cold Bug, little motherfucker. ...
Ornery Bastard - Fri 11:29 p.m.
Paul Waldman writes that Senator Richard Shelby has put a hold on every single Obama appointee up for a vote in the Senate until the Democrats fork over some extra defense funds for his state - a disgusting display of blackmail that absolutely should not be tolerated. Along with the filibuster, there must be costs for such blatantly obstructive actions. As for the filibuster, the reason S...
Pacific Views - Fri 11:21 p.m.
You’d never know it from what Billo allowed on the teevee, but Stewart kicked his formidable fundament, and spoke well-spoken truth about Fox News on Fox News! It's well worth watching all 5 parts here. STEWART: The way that you......
BlatherWatch - Fri 6:47 p.m.
I’ve used HA to advocate for moving to a high-tuition/high-financial-aid model in Washington’s four-year universities, pretty much since I started blogging, first in July of 2004, and at least once a year since (for example, here, here, here, and here). Hiking tuition is not a classically progressive policy proposal, and let me tell you, it [...]...
HorsesAss - Fri 12:04 p.m. - 7 clicks
Yes, I switched the comments over to Echo, no I didn't want to and no, I don't like it. I pretty much had no choice and had to pay twelve bucks for the privilege. Halo Scan is shutting down Feb 19th for good. If your blog is on Blogger, you will have to switch to Echo or something or else you will lose all of your previous comments and not have the ability for anyone to leave any. I had just shy o...
Ornery Bastard - Fri 6:46 a.m. - 2 clicks
She had to do it, she had no choice. Governor-by-Half Sarah Palin responded Thursday to Rush Limbaugh's passionate defense of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s use of the word, “retard.” Sorta... As everyone else in the Republican Party,......
BlatherWatch - Thu 11:44 p.m. - 2 clicks
Quite the knockdown drag-out in Washington Senate Ways and Means today: initiative organizer Tim Eyman and Senator Adam Kline, D-Seattle, blasting off at each other. And it wasn’t personal: It was policy. Eyman: “citizens are watching arrogant Democrats decide rules don’t apply to them … The taxpayers have to follow the law but this bill exempts [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Thu 11:40 p.m. - 3 clicks
Add to everything else we learned about Sarah Palin and her family after John McCain selected her to be his running-mate, now we find out that Sarah’s a freakin’ tax cheat!!! Records show that Sarah Palin hasn’t paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by [...]...
Hominid Views - Thu 10:49 p.m. - 3 clicks
Originally posted on the Benrik website: http://www.benrik.co.uk/... Nate is READING: Plutarch, "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans" LISTENING TO: The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast WATCHING: "Session 9" ...
DailyKos (Washington) - Thu 6:40 p.m. - 2 clicks
There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It’s a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I’d prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% [...]...
HorsesAss - Thu 5:12 p.m. - 2 clicks
I got a bonus present for my birthday, another fucking cold. I felt it coming on Sunday night and true to form, I am in bed today, hacking and coughing, tickle in the throat, my head is completely plugged up and I have a sinus headache just for fun. I hit the Nyquil after I woke up this morning with all the above, plus my eyes were glued shut with crusty shit. Yay. I got up at noon and started t...
Ornery Bastard - Thu 4:54 p.m. - 2 clicks
..."Decline of Puget Sound good for Zan-Tor and other malevolent energy cloud-beings," said Zan-Tor, spokesbeing for the Seattle Environment, Water & Effluent Resources Coalition (SEWER Coalition)... ...
Mr_Blog - Thu 4:15 p.m.
In a decision that should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled today that the state has failed to meet its “paramount duty” to make “ample provision for the education of all children,” as required by Washington’s Constitution, and ordered the state to provide stable and [...]...
HorsesAss - Thu 3:09 p.m. - 7 clicks
We need to push back on Sam Reed's (Washington's Sec of State) latest assault against the integrity of our elections. His bill Concerning Overseas and Service Voters would permit casting votes via the Internet. Use Verified Voting's online form to contact your state senator and the caucus leaders. The action alert email is below the fold. Here's the most important point: Military an...
DailyKos (Washington) - Thu 12:01 p.m. - 2 clicks
We need to push back on Sam Reed's latest assault against the integrity of our elections. His bill Concerning Overseas and Service Voters would permit casting votes via the Internet. Use Verified Voting's online form to contact your state senator and the caucus leaders. The action alert email is below the fold. Here's the most important point: Military and overseas voters can be served w...
Washblog - Thu 11:21 a.m. - 7 clicks
At my urging, Washington State Senator Jacobsen from Seattle has introduced a Senate Joint Memorial asking for Congress to submit to the states a Federal Constitutional Amendment limiting the political activities of Corporations. The bill has been sent to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee, where Darlene Fairley from the 32nd legislative district is the chair. Ca...
DailyKos (Washington) - Thu 11:21 a.m. - 2 clicks
Calling it a "historic moment" and a "terrific first step," conservationists applauded President Obama's budget request that included, for the first time, money for "environmental literacy" for the U.S. Department of Education. Great news, but keep in mind that it's only the first step....
New West Columbia Gorge - Thu 8:48 a.m.
Another succesfull BAD. Check out the last post, I added a couple more sites and then head to Skippy's place for a more in depth round up. Jesus Christ, even Driftglass participated. I almost wet my pants when he put me on his Blogroll a couple of years ago. Many thanks to all that participated, those I already mentioned and a special thanks to Blue Gal for being our den mother and a ...
Ornery Bastard - Thu 3:06 a.m.
In 2006, Colorado Springs was named one of the 10 most liveable cities by Money Magazine. In 2010 as they turn the lights off in the city, those days of glory seem so far away. Perhaps the prayer shield will hold off the problems of closed parks, dimmed streets and bored teens. Or perhaps volunteers will show that you don't need government to provide shared services. ...
Pacific Views - Wed 11:48 p.m.
For God's sake who going to fight for the working class? Not these empty headed bought and paid for bastards in Congress apparently. What the hell is wrong with people anyway? MSNBC's Ed Schultz channels some of the same frustration I feel for WHY it is in America we can seem to stop the ideological bullshit and start using common sense when it comes to health care reform. Everyone with their head...
ArtistDogBoy - Wed 7:09 p.m. - 2 clicks
Little late this week getting the newsletter to Daily Kos. Some parts might be outdated, but most is up to date. I also want to draw attention to a fellow Culture Kitchen blogger, Leo Igwe, whose attempts to further reason and oppose fundamentalism in Nigeria have gotten him beaten up by a mob and harassed by cops. Here are his two most recent articles regarding Nigeria: Humanism and the Ques...
DailyKos (Washington) - Wed 6:16 p.m. - 10 clicks
Always the gentleman, Rush had this exchange on Fox & Friends, Wednesday ayem. (note that wide-eyed Fox info-babe Gretchen Carlson didn’t have the self-respect to even respond to Big Pants dirty-old-manly remarks." CARLSON: So for those who were critics of......
BlatherWatch - Wed 5:44 p.m.
New Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is getting some blowback for his batch out of out-of-the-chute decisions, coming in the days after he took office. He told the Seattle Times on Monday, “I think we came out probably — we did come out pushing a little bit too hard, too fast.” Those have to do with his [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Wed 5:06 p.m. - 4 clicks
It would seem that Las Vegas Mayor, Oscar Goodman, wants you to come to Las Vegas and blow the money you’ve been saving for your child’s college education. That appears to be what his response was to President Obama’s common sense insistence on fiscal responsibility that has come to characterize the Democratic Party in [...]...
Hominid Views - Wed 4:01 p.m. - 2 clicks
Ever suspect that those promotional contests to get you to listen every minute of progamming on a radio station in promise for cash just might be be a scam? (photo: Ryan Elizabeth Keeley, Facebook) Usually they’re not- they’re regulated by......
BlatherWatch - Wed 3:37 p.m. - 3 clicks
Sam Reed is back again with the Internet voting . Thus far, Olympia is unanimous with their support. Message sent to my representatives in the 46th LD. Please write to your own representatives and party chairs. Date: February 3, 2010 To: Sen. Ken Jacobsen, Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, Rep. Scott White Subject: HB 2483 / SB 6238 - Concerning Overseas and Service Voters Sen Jacobsen, Rep Ke...
Washblog - Wed 11:44 a.m. - 4 clicks
A congresswoman's remarks on Japan's health care system this week have unexpectedly resulted in a disagreement between two of the Republican Party's leading personalities. It all began Tuesday when Rep. Michele Bachmann... pointed to Japan as an illustration of what happens when the government takes over health care. "You know those old Japanese soldiers who hid in the jungles and didn't know Wor...
Mr_Blog - Wed 1:09 a.m.
I wholeheartedly support Goldy in his condemnation ridicule of the Seattle Times editorial board’s criticism of the name iPad. The name is going to offend women? Really? And this comes from a publication that is most frequently referred to by its nickname, The Rag? ...
Hominid Views - Tue 11:29 p.m. - 8 clicks
The Seattle Urban Forestry Commission is reviewing our tree protection ordinance and will be recommending chages needed to help increase our urban forest canopy to meet the 30% canopy cover adopted by the city. We are currently at about 23% canopy cover but are losing trees in our park areas due to invasive species like blackberry and ivy. The biggest potential new tree cover is private pr...
MajorityRulesBlog - Tue 7:00 p.m. - 10 clicks
Yes, it is that time of year again when us B to Z list bloggers open our hearts and Blog rolls to the rest of Blogtopia. (Y! SCTP!).February 3rd is Blogroll Amnesty Day. Skippy The Bush Kangaroo and John Swift initiated this tradition a few years ago when The Great Orange Satan and several other big name blogs decided to purge their Blogrolls of us pesky smaller sites and ironically call...
Ornery Bastard - Tue 3:41 p.m. - 2 clicks
(( Teabaggers questioning Barack Obama’s birth place, or his Moslem-ness, or his secret admiration for Hitler pales in ignorance when held up against this from Seattle star Bagger and YouTube phenom, Keli Carender on NPR’s Morning Edition. (A new survey......
BlatherWatch - Tue 2:27 p.m. - 5 clicks
Cenk Uygur has a fantastic post today about how bipartisanship is used as a foil to enable the Democrats to sell us out just like the Republicans sell us out to big corporate interests. For those of you out there that thought the Democrats were different, this article goes a long way to explaining why their differences are not manifesting themselves now that they are [...] Post from: Democracy ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Tue 11:25 a.m. - 2 clicks
Currently, Washington State policy still allows shackling of pregnant women in some cases. But advocates are pursuing legislative efforts to ensure a complete prohibition on shackling of pregnant women. Written by Amie Newman for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. ...
DailyKos (Washington) - Tue 7:04 a.m. - 6 clicks
They just keep experiencing more and more apoplexy. Today’s wingding hyperventilation is over Obama supposedly bowing to a Mayor. The controversy is covered by the New York Daily News: On cable, this morning’s episode of Fox and Friends aired the photo and revisited past Obama-bowing controversies with a montage [...]...
Hominid Views - Feb 2 - 3 clicks
President Barack Obama's year-old administration is back on track this week, after the advent of new federal rules that bar texting while presidenting. The January 25 rulemaking modifies a 2002 regulation issued by the Bureau of Inertia that required commanders-in-chief spend at least 10 hours a day on the then-new social media websites... ...
Mr_Blog - Feb 1
A New Emancipation Proclamation. By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation. I, Barack Obama, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Chief Executive and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war, declare that all corporations within the confines of the United States are legally not persons and have no rig...
Ornery Bastard - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
The newly formed Seattle Urban Foresrty Commission held their first meeting in December. Since then the original 8 members have selected the 9th Commissioner, elected a Chair and Vice Chair, reviewed and approved their operating bylaws, held a half day briefing retreat and agreed to start reviewing Seattle's tree regulations in preparation for new legislation. The Commission...
MajorityRulesBlog - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
The only Goodness is that so far I survived one hell of a weekend, I think. Jesus Christ Almighty, , I am still fucked up and I can barely walk, for a good reason. I just called work and told them I ain't coming, just like I told them I was going to do on Friday. Holy Moly, Whoo Hoo, THUD!!! I'm going back to sleep. Getting old is harder than it used to be. Thanks fer stopping by. ...
Ornery Bastard - Feb 1 - 2 clicks
Blackwater is pure fucking evil: The officials said that the Justice Department’s fraud section opened the inquiry late last year to determine whether Blackwater employees violated a federal law banning American corporations from paying bribes to foreign officials. The inquiry is the latest fallout from the shooting in Nisour Square in Baghdad, which left 17 Iraqis dead [...]...
Hominid Views - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
What a bunch of freakin’ WIMPS!!! The RNC avoided a potentially embarrassing resolution that would have given the party an ability to impose sanctions on candidates who do not follow key elements of the GOP platform, a move that would have shone a spotlight on some of the party’s best recruits. GOPers meeting in Honolulu this week [...]...
Hominid Views - Jan 30 - 2 clicks
Pam Roach Even if it seems almost unprecedented, you have to figure: It was bound to happen sooner or later. The Washington Senate Republican Caucus has kicked out one of its members, Senator Pam Roach, R-Auburn (or is it Auburn? where are the district lines again, for King County as well as legislature . . .) Ousting a [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Jan 30 - 8 clicks
The other night on the Daily Show, Doris Goodwin Kearns told John Daily that what is stopping legislation is not the Filibuster, but the threat of the filibuster. Her solution: Let them filibuster. Let one senator drone on for twenty four hours without peeing. Eventually, they will have to pee. it will be broken. Let them quote the bible for 24 hours, and recite letter aft...
Olympia Drinking Liberally - Jan 30
ONN: Congressman seeks retroactive immunity for hitting on First Lady….. Ed with a little Rush Limbaugh Psychotalk. FAUX News and friend code-speakers are Worst Person in the World! The most astonishing political ad ever (via TalkingPointsMemo): The stunning Republican flip-flop on debt commission. Charlie Brooker: How To Report The News (h/t Carl Ballard). Jon: Obama takes on the bankers ...
Hominid Views - Jan 30 - 2 clicks
Post from: Democracy for VancouverHoward Zinn (1922-2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Klein and Anthony Arnove Post from: Democracy for Vancouver Howard Zinn (1922-2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Klein and Anthony Arnove ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 29 - 8 clicks
President Obama should not listen to the cries to “lead from the center” and he should forget completely about bi-partisanship with regard to his priorities. I never thought I would say this but the President needs to take a lesson from Bush II. Do you remember any articles in the mainstream media saying Bush should lead from the center? Did Bush really [...] Post from: Democracy ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 29 - 2 clicks
It's broken. Our government, that is. Paul Krugman thinks it comes from the dysfunctional political culture . James Fallows points to the broken political system and the consequences for having essentially a gangrenous government that is sucking the life blood out of our country. But he notes that the dream of less government which the conservatives proclaim devolves into a Mad Max...
Pacific Views - Jan 29 - 3 clicks
I am going to be enjoying some I and I here shortly and this Blog is going to be as dead as a door nail unless I can get some internet access, I could give a fuck anyways and that ain't going to happen. Have a drink and pleasure yerselves in the mean time. If I am still alive by Sunday, Happy Fucking Birthday to me. ...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 29
Go figure. The Republican National Committee holds their winter meeting…in freakin’ Kenya. And the Litmus Test is baaaack, baby! A Republican Party panel on Thursday strongly backed a proposal that would require party officials to determine whether GOP candidates “wholeheartedly” adhere to the party platform before they can win financial support. The Republican [...]...
Hominid Views - Jan 28 - 3 clicks
The bad news is we're getting older, and the good news is we're getting older. Nobody likes the older-slower-fatter succession, but at least when you get to be a geezer--and yep, I'm officially a geezer, so I take it personally--you usually have more time, but less money, to enjoy the outdoors and our public lands for camping, hiking, fishing, or scenic driving. But not if the Forest Service ...
New West Columbia Gorge - Jan 28 - 2 clicks
We understand that Denny Heck is a confidante of Gov. Chris Gregoire. So that explains the guv’s endorsement in an email fundraising solicitation of Heck today: Washington State needs strong public servants and leaders who understand how to grow businesses and create jobs as we work towards economic recovery. This is why we’re excited to introduce you to our friend Denny Hec...
Politics is a blood sport - Jan 27 - 4 clicks
I was checking my Email and clicked over to see number 99,999 so I hung around a few minutes and sure as shit I happened to catch number 100,000. Mahtomedi says it was at a hunnerd grand and is from Minna-sota. Thank you very much for stopping by! It is quite the mile stone, a hundred thousand hits. Now I can get over it and start back with the ranting, which I am going to do right fucking n...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 27 - 2 clicks
– How come when Obama mentioned all the tax cuts from the last year, only the Democrats applauded? I thought Republicans were all about tax cuts? – Republicans did manage to applaud Obama’s mention of incentives for businesses. Since when are Republicans into Socialism? – Some call the last decade “the Lost Decade”? I [...]...
Hominid Views - Jan 27 - 7 clicks
That speculation that Oregon’s vote yesterday for two tax measures would have an effect in Washington state too is more than just speculation. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire released this today: “Oregon voters met the challenge of these difficult times and clearly said that schools, healthcare, public safety and other essential services cannot be forsaken. It is gratifying [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Jan 27 - 3 clicks
The Washington State Progressive Caucus will meet: Saturday, January 30th 2010, 8:00 AM at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place,Seattle, WA. Sign in and credentialing will begin at 7:30 AM and end at 8. Your membership will expire at the end of the meeting, as membership fees for 2010 are now due. If you [...]...
Washington State Progressive Caucus - Jan 27 - 11 clicks
Clicking the right button and I'm there. As I type, the Stat Counter is at 99,900. I would like whoever hits the magic number to leave a comment stating it. It will happen sometime tonight, a hundred thousand hits. Thanks fer stopping by. ...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 27 - 2 clicks
This is very unlikely because we either have to Change Congress first or expect the individual states which are also corporate controlled to call for a constitutional convention, but one can still hope. Amendment Petition Post from: Democracy for VancouverJoin the call for a Constitutional amendment to protect our democracy Post from: Democracy for Vancouver Join the call for a Constitutio...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 27 - 3 clicks
President Obama will use his first State of the Union address tonight to say he has learned a great deal in the first year of his administration. An advance outline of the speech reveals he will tell the American people and a joint session of Congress that lessons learned from those failures will help shape failures during his second year in office... ...
Mr_Blog - Jan 27
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon -- Thurs 11p / 10cJim Walliswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Post from: Democracy for VancouverGoodness Guts Greed Post from: Democracy for Vancouver Goodness Guts Greed ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 27 - 5 clicks
So…if corporations are persons under current interpretations of the Constitution, then doesn’t that imply that corporations that own other corporations are engaging in a form of slavery? Shouldn’t corporations have to abide by the thirteenth amendment too? And wouldn’t that make a “hostile takeover” something like rape? ...
Hominid Views - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Kate's Pub Street: 309 NE 45th St (just west of I-5 between Latona & 4th) City/Town: Seattle, WA You haven't seen a State of the Union address until you've watched it on an 80-inch screen. That's right! A full 80-inc...
Forty-Third District Democrats - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
I am going to link to an article that each and every citizen of this country should read post haste. It is long but easy enough to understand. Here is one snippet just to give you an idea of just how fucked we are; Thanks to the endless barrage of feel-good propaganda that daily assaults the American mind, best epitomized a few months ago by the “green shoots,” everything’s-coming-up-roses propa...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 26 - 2 clicks
David Sirota interviews Noam Chomsky regarding Obama budget, Tea Party movement and SCOTUS decision Download audio file (Sirota_Chomsky_Interview.mp3) Post from: Democracy for VancouverSirota Chomsky Interview Post from: Democracy for Vancouver Sirota Chomsky Interview ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 26 - 9 clicks
Dear Obama Administration, I hear you are planning to have a discretionary spending freeze to help rein in the federal deficit. I have suggestion. Perhaps you can threaten to shutdown things like the national parks. After all, it worked when Newt Gingrich was running the Congress. But then again perhaps you might want to consider who will get the blame this time? After all...
Pacific Views - Jan 26 - 2 clicks
Imagine that. The Teabaggers don’t really appreciate market-based solutions to political conventions…. ...
Hominid Views - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
And maybe sometimes micromanaging is what a legislature has to do. A long-standing, fairly normal part of long-term mental health treatment for many patients has been field trips. (Remember the trip in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?) Not hard to see how such trips can be beneficial, and why they’ve been done for a long [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
Just not very high. I spent my weekend walking back and forth on a seven hold PanaMax,all day Sunday in the rain, in January, in Portland Oregon. Less than pleasant, shall we say? I had insulated coveralls and rain gear but my boots got soaked and my feet got wet and I was an unhappy camper all fucking day. Yeah yeah, I can hear it now. Why was I, a mechanic, walking back and forth on ...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
I expect to have someone be the Hundred Thousandth visitor to this wee little rant hole. Amazing, simply fucking amazing. To every one who stops in, Thank You. ...
Ornery Bastard - Jan 25 - 2 clicks
Stocks surged today in response to news that giants of the American banking, manufacturing, health, insurance, agriculture and defense sectors have decided to outsource the legislative branch to China, at a cost of 535 American jobs. The decision is being blamed on the high cost of influencing legislation... ...
Mr_Blog - Jan 25
So I can claim IT as a dependent but not have to support IT. The Pinocchio Project Watching as the Supreme Court turns a corporation into a real live boy. By Dahlia Lithwick Post from: Democracy for VancouverI Want My Next Kid To Be A Corporation Post from: Democracy for Vancouver I Want My Next Kid To Be A Corporation ...
Democracy for Vancouver - Jan 24 - 3 clicks
I approve of this message: Expect this story to get dragged out from here all the way until November, especially now that HBO has optioned Game Change . It’s unfathomable to consider that this blog once supported Edwards. In a TPM post from 2007 that I’m unable to find, Josh Marshall indicated that Washington DC political operatives in the know absolutely hated Edwards...
Politics is a blood sport - Jan 23 - 14 clicks
