Monthly Archives: June 2007

The New York Times does a nice analysis piece on the outcome of the immigration bill vote in the Senate. The headline is: “After Bill’s Fall, G.O.P. May Pay in Latino Votes” Here’s one of the interesting quotes from the … Continue reading →

The Washington State Democrats State Meeting is in Pasco this weekend….I hear it’s still raining on the westside..so welcome to the sunny side of the state…

The Yakima Herald has a story about the mixed reaction to the failure of the immigration bill to pass the Senate (Notice Doc’s complete lack of leadership on this issue!). One of the more interesting quotes is from Hector Franco, … Continue reading →

13th District State Senator Janea Holmquist is going on a legislative delegation to China. It sounds like it’s paid for by the Chinese government so there are no tax dollars involved. I really hope Sen. Holmquist pays attention to the … Continue reading →

Never say politics is dull. Just looking at some of the candidates for Yakima’s City Council proves that there are a bunch of loonies out there. Neil McClure has someone running against him who thinks that he can win on … Continue reading →

Today the Senate took up the Employee Free Choice Act, which I wrote about in an earlier posting.  The Senate Bill is S. 1041.  So far only 51 Senators voted for giving workers more rights to organize in the workplace; … Continue reading →

Dino Rossi has been running a non-profit that for all intents and purposes looks exactly like a gubnatorial campaign. It only lacks two things: the public disclosure requirements and financial contribution limits of a campaign. It also may run afoul … Continue reading →

Bill Richardson has said that he may outraise John Edwards in the 2nd quarter of presidential fundraising. Mydd.com (one of the liberal/progressive, democrat national blogs) prognosticates that this will create a two tier race (Obama and Clinton in the first … Continue reading →

Got your attention? Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart has received intense pressure from labor unions, environmentalist and other progressives to clean up their act over the last few years. The pressure has resulted in lower stock prices as Wal-Mart can’t seem to rise … Continue reading →

The Insurance industry has filed a referendum to repeal a law passed on by the legislature this session. According to Steve Kirby (D-Tacoma), who worked on the bill, “The law we passed simply says the insurance industry must treat consumers … Continue reading →