Monthly Archives: May 2007

Benton County GOP Chair Lashes Out At Whistleblower

And Goldy over at Horses Ass does an admirable job of taking him to task for his lack of integrity and horrendous spelling. Unfortunately for the GOP, there’s a guy over on the westside named Richard Pope (who is a … Continue reading

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Obama Coming To Washington State….

It looks Presidential Candidate Barack Obama will be in Seattle on Friday, June 1st. Will any Democratic Presidential Candididates make it to Eastern Wa.?

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The End Of Right Wing Radio In Wenatchee?

KPQ, the right wing talk radio station in Wenatchee has been bought by a Denver-based company that owns 64 stations in the Western United States. The last time I listened to this station they were talking about voter fraud in … Continue reading

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Hastings Is Only Washington State Congressperson To Vote Against Federal Funding To Fight Hate Crimes

By a vote of 237-180, the House last week voted to expand the federal law against hate crimes to include offenses based on sexual orientation, gender or disability, as well as existing categories of national origin, religion and race. The … Continue reading

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Candid Interview With Former US Attorney John McKay

Former US Attorney John McKay was one of the eight attorney fired by the Bush Administration. He was interviewed last Thursday by KCTS Connects, a public affairs program on the PBS station in Seattle. Here’s some key parts of that … Continue reading

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Racism rears it’s ugly head…

As presidential candidate Barack Obama starts to gain traction in the democratic primary, a disturbing trend is starting to happen. CBS news has decided to pull it’s comments section for all stories about Barack Obama because of the sheer volume … Continue reading

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Rob McKenna just noticed that gas prices are high…

Our politically ambitious Attorney General Rob McKenna decided this week to investigate why gas prices are so high. This surprised Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) who had asked McKenna LAST YEAR to investigate why Washington State gas prices are some … Continue reading

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Who can’t make it to one meeting every four years?

Come on. Why are so many papers up in arms about Democrats choosing the caucus system for choosing our presidential nominee? Democracy is not a convenience store. If you care about the direction of your country, the democrats are asking … Continue reading

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Doc Supports Slaughtering Horses…

The House voted last week to prevent the government from selling off for slaughter any wild horses and burros that roam public lands in the West. The 277-137 vote would restore a 1971 law preventing the Bureau of Land Management … Continue reading

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Immigration March In Yakima Today…

http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/56258650586149

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