Monthly Archives: October 2007

No more Photo Ops

McCrainium from Tri-Cities found this great Youtube video….

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Doc and his sinking SCHIP

Doc Hastings is continuing to feel the heat from a lot of different sources for not supporting SCHIP, the children’s health program. Senator Murray and Governor Gregoire held a press conference in Renton yesterday supporting the SCHIP program. One observer … Continue reading

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FOR SALE: Weekend Getaway!

I know there are a lot of westsiders who like to come over to Eastern Washington for the weekend. Boy, did I find the perfect place! It’s located between Ritzville and Moses Lake. It’s quite spacious and it’s a historical … Continue reading

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Wal-Mart Worms It’s Way Out Of Local Property Taxes

Another report showing how irresponsible our nation’s largest retailer can be. The non-profit “Good Jobs First” shows that Wal-Mart is systematically working all over the country to avoid property taxes. It’s an interesting study and it should give pause to … Continue reading

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REVIEW: The Insurance Company Ad Against Ref-67

I thought Sunday was going to be a good day. I’d watch the Seahawks revenge their Super Bowl loss to the Steelers and then watch the Yankees get swept by the Indians and get taken out of the playoffs. As … Continue reading

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Yakima Herald Endorses Simple Majority Campaign

The Yakima Herald endorsed 4204 on Sunday making several good points. From yesterday’s Yakima Herald: “In the last two years, 34 districts across the state, six in our region (24 percent), failed to pass their levies on the first try. … Continue reading

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676!

A random number, I know. But, it’s the number of people who visited the site two days ago. A new record! Thank you to everyone who reads this site regularly! Tell your friends, let’s keep this thing going!

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57% oppose Bush’s Veto Of SCHIP

The folks at Rasmussen Reports got a poll into the field to quickly guage how American’s feel about Bush vetoing the bill to expand health access to kids. From Rasmussen Reports: Sixty-five percent (65%) of American voters know that President … Continue reading

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Seattle PI Takes It To Eyman

The Seattle PI did a nice job sticking it to watch salesman Tim Eyman and his current Initiative 960. From the PI: “I-960 is the creation of an aggressively self-promoting political enterprise that runs on distrust of elected officials and … Continue reading

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Governor Gregoire as possible VP?

Political Insider, a national political blog, mentions our governor as a possible vice-presidential pick if John Edwards becomes the nominee. Their theory is that it will be hard for democrats to stomach a white guy-white guy ticket so if Edwards … Continue reading

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