Monthly Archives: May 2009

In an exchange of emails on Monday, March 30th Bruce Smith and Rick Ensey “brainstorm” the wording of the motion to change the City budget methodology. Remember that on April 14th when the budget “discussion” session opened, Rick Ensey immediately … Continue reading →

Time Magazine examines the sorry state of the Republican Party

Let’s start with loading the gun with a Rick Ensey quote from YHR May 1st: “I know what the Open Public Meeting Act is. We all do,” he said, adding, “We went the extra mile to make sure we didn’t … Continue reading →

I’ve received part of my original public disclosure request from the city. One telling email from Bruce Smith illustrates his ‘puppeteering”. Here is a portion of one, word for word: From Bruce Smith to Rick Ensey Wednesday, April 1, 2009 … Continue reading →

Fox News has new promos on the air. It’s got the same tired “Fair and Balanced” message. Now, there’s a twist….the word “accurate”. Now, why would Fox News feel the need to add the word “accurate” to their slogan? You … Continue reading →

I just got an email from the City of Yakima Public Records Officer that says they need another 10 days to gather the records! May 14th is the new release date. This is the second such email declaring that they … Continue reading →

David Goldstein at HorsesAss, the pottymouthed westside blog, puts up some good polling numbers for our senior Senator…. Patty Murray Jan. ‘09 Feb. ‘09 Mar. ‘09 Apr. ‘09 Approve 55 54 54 54 Disapprove 36 37 34 32

In their desire to micro manage the city’s budget and somehow inflate their fat egos the 3 Amigos (Bill Lover, Micah Cawley, & Rick Ensey) are treading on the City Charter. Here are excerpts from the Charter as it relates … Continue reading →

In their desire to micro manage the city’s budget and somehow inflate their fat egos the 3 Amigos (Bill Lover, Micah Cawley, & Rick Ensey) are treading on the City Charter. Here are excerpts from the Charter as it relates … Continue reading →

Washington Votes has put up their yearly list of legislators who missed the most votes…Senator Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) and Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-12) lead the list of Central Washington legislators.