Monthly Archives: February 2009

This gets old. Republicans taking credit for things they didn’t vote for. We caught Rep. Bruce Chandler doing this locally. Now, we have Republican members of Congress trying to get away with it too. Here’s the drill: 1) Load up … Continue reading →

No, Obama’s not talking about his former cigarette habit. He’s talking about the GOP’s partisan tactics on the stimulus package. Since I’m a Democrat and I don’t get my news from KIT, Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, I found an … Continue reading →

C-Span has an interesting survey of historians. They rank the Presidents. George W. Bush was the 36th best President out of 42…

Senators McCain and Graham gripe that Obama and the Democrats haven’t worked with Republicans on the stimulus package. After extraordinary efforts by the President to reach out to them the shrinking number of conservatives stuck together and rebuffed a new … Continue reading →

Leah Beth Ward does an incredible job tackling the issues surrounding the potential closure of the Yakima Valley School. It’s the must-read piece of the day.

Tax and Spend Liberal Charles Ross (R-Naches) can’t help but raid our public coffers again and again to spend your hard earned tax dollars on his wasteful pet projects. Aren’t you sick of these tax and spend liberals that don’t … Continue reading →

A new bill working it’s way through Congress would give the highest protection possible to Wilderness in the Northern Rocky Mountains including a little sliver of Washington in the southeast corner. You can go here to learn more about the … Continue reading →

From The AP: Gregoire names Newhouse ag director By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed a Republican state lawmaker from Eastern Washington as director of the state Department of Agriculture. The … Continue reading →

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Why use a scalpel when a cleaver will do the trick?