Nov
26
Patty Murray and the Marriage Protection Amendment
November 26, 2008 | 2 Comments
The following is Patty Murrays’ response to a constituent’s request for more information about her position on the Marriage Protection Amendment.
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Marriage Protection Amendment. I am glad to know your views on this matter.
The Marriage Protection Amendment would have amended the Constitution to recognize marriage as the union of [...]
Nov
25
Not The Be-All, End-All
November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Conservative Republicans tout school choice – school vouchers and charter schools – as the means to liberate low and moderate income families from failing public schools. While I don’t disagree that vouchers and charter school offer an excellent short term solution, the question is, will they hurt more than they help?
School choice, as promoted by [...]
Nov
23
This Should Do the Trick. Yeah.
November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I see that RNC Chair Mike Duncan and Co-Chair Jo Ann Davidson are going to be making appearances in Georgia on behalf of Saxby Chambliss.
That’s very kind of them and I’m sure Senator Chambliss appreciates their efforts, but who are they kidding? No disrespect intended, but these are not household names.
We know the importance of [...]
Nov
23
“Bloggers Beware!”
November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
According to the Seattle Times, “State regulators are wondering whether online political activism amounts to lobbying, which could force Web-based activists to file public reports detailing their finances.” (Can Blogging Be Lobbying?) If it’s determined that blogging can, indeed, be classified as lobbying, bloggers would be required to make public financial disclosures naming their backers. [...]
Nov
17
Opportunity Lost – Update
November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
As I mentioned in my post, Opportunity Lost, a few days ago I e-mailed the Snohomish County Republicans in disgust over the sorry state of their website. I was looking for inspiration and an action plan and all I found was pre-election news.
After having received no response, this morning I e-mailed a few people on [...]
Nov
14
Republicans Make Me Tired
November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
First it was the anonymous campaign aides, now it’s the Republican governors. Why is it that everyone feels the need to talk anonymously about Sarah Palin behind her back? Why does everyone find her so threatening?
I started a petition to send to the Republican governors, asking them to please stand together and refrain from backstabbing [...]
Nov
13
Language Abuse Alert: US Military to Abandon Iraqi Cities
November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Abandon: to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert
The AP would have us believe that the US Military is abandoning Iraqi cities to a cruel fate (AP Article). At best, their headline could be considered a gross exaggeration.
Here’s the first sentence of the article:
The U.S. military in Iraq is abandoning — deliberately and with little [...]
Nov
12
Opportunity Lost
November 12, 2008 | 3 Comments
I visited the Washington State Republican Party’s website yesterday, eager to see their plan for mobilizing for 2010. I was surprised to find that the site had not been updated since before last Tuesday’s election.
What’s up with that?
I would have expected that a pro-active, net-savvy organization would have had a plan for updating their website [...]
Nov
3
Words Do Matter
November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.”
I’m usually a staunch defender of old sayings. My thinking is, they got to be old sayings for a reason; they very often convey hard-earned cultural wisdom and truth. Some of my favorites include, “Pretty is as pretty does,” “There’s no great loss [...]

