Monthly Archives: December 2008

George Bush and his dwindling number of supporters are hoping history will vindicate him and judge him as a great President. They point to Harry Truman’s low approval ratings and how his place in history has changed and is now … Continue reading →

If you are a legislator… And your state is facing a $5 billion shortfall… What do you do? If you are Rep. Mike Armstrong… You push for a state candy. Seriously.

From where I sit I’d say the Yakima City Council made the best possible choice for the open position vacated by Norm Johnson. After an initial three minute introduction that all the applicants were invited to participate in and then … Continue reading →

  In what is arguably the most difficult of economic times in a generation or more, people are scrambling to survive. Amidst a lot of uncertainty about our future, we shouldn’t be too surprised that it’s a Democrat that sets up … Continue reading →

Well, at least for a couple days…. Christine Gregoire left for Idaho and in an interesting constitutional twist, she had to go pretty far down the pecking order before she could find someone to be the state’s chief executive… According … Continue reading →

The Other Side on TV show that airs on Charter Cable Channel 21 has now been shown every day for 28 weeks. The 15th edition can be seen at 4 PM Sunday, December 28th. It is then repeated every day … Continue reading →

Here’s the Yakima Herald Story….

DEMOCRAT! Don’t believe me….go to Capitol Words.org and see for yourself… According to CapitolWords.com, Doc used the word “Democrat” 169 times in the year 2008 on the floor of the House beating out the word “Democrats” with only 144. I … Continue reading →

Only one will be chosen. There were at least a dozen candidates that would make better council members than the two facing re-election next November. (that would be Lover and Cawley) I hope they all throw their hat in the … Continue reading →

Friday the Yakima City attorney issued their opinion on whether Micah Cawley violated fairness or ethics laws. Here is what they said: “A legal opinion issued today concludes that Yakima City Council Member Micah Cawley has not violated fairness or … Continue reading →