Monthly Archives: May 2008

Sen. Janea Holmquist (R-13) celebrates Cinco De Mayo by talking LOCO!

According to the Columbia Basin Herald, Sen. Janea Holmquist talked last week at the Big Bend Economic Development Council. She chastised Democrats in the State Legislature because she is concerned they are setting us up for deficits. She is also … Continue reading

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Hastings Fails To Protect Workers

The AP reports on a bill that would tighten the standards for “combustible dust” in factories. This bill is a response to a February 7th explosion at Imperial Sugar Co. outside of Savannah, GA that was blamed on on dust … Continue reading

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We have our work cut out for us…

A new poll on the Governor’s race came out this week. The good news is that Gov. Gregoire is leading Dino Rossi 43% to 38%. She is leading in Seattle 54% to 28%. Unfortunately, those numbers are offset by the … Continue reading

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Bush disapproval rating

The latest CNN opinion research survey shows President Bush with the worst disapproval rating of any President in modern history: 71% disapprove. The first time any President has gone over 70%. This includes all Gallup polls taken, going back to … Continue reading

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283

One of the national blogs (MyDD) points out an interesting way to look at the Democratic Presidential nominating process. Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic points out that Barack Obama needs 283 more delegates to secure the nomination. I like this … Continue reading

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