Willapa View

The clown car party and its clown car candidates

2012-01-13T16:05:00.001-08:00

A new Democracy Corps poll revealed a nightmare scenario for Republicans where not only does Obama get reelected but Democrats regain total control of Congress. The Democratic Party has taken the lead on the generic congressional ballot, 47%-44%. Independents have shifted back to the Democratic Party. Democrats have taken a two point lead. Why? The behavior of Republicans in Congress has

Morality Sheriff Posse needs to saddle up in Washington State

2012-01-11T07:28:00.001-08:00

Led and prompted by outgoing governor Christine Gregoire, Washington is going to approve gay marriage. Both party politicians are talking approval and the biblical stiff-necks can't stop it. It would be a good thing for the state and the country. Are you weary yet of people who publicly proclaim and parade their personal morality - not as a costume - but more like a uniform everyone should

Gay Marriage: overrated threat to the ancient tradition of marriage

2011-12-30T09:34:00.000-08:00

Who is it that "owns" marriage? Many Christian opponents of gay marriage insist that marriage was something that either did not exist prior to God's instituting it presumably to the mortal Adam and Eve. Marriage as a somewhat formalized relationship agreement, a coupling or pairing up, if you will, does seem to have ancient roots that go back in time as far as the literalist mortal beginnings

“All I know now is war”, the nineteen-year-old continued. “Everything else seems like a dream.”

2011-12-30T08:24:00.000-08:00

More than you ever wanted to know about Ernest Hemingway, who shot himself in Ketchum, Idaho some 100+ miles from my hometown when I was 15 and fascinated by a "local" story about someone famous in Idaho. It's a lengthy and detailed read that starts with the story of Hemingway's war injury where he was wounded (not as a soldier) but as a medical volunteer. He had been in Italy and war only two

How hungry are you to know stuff?

2011-12-30T06:34:00.000-08:00

Something for nothing? Too good to be true? Want the learning more than you want the degree? It's available to everybody but at least for us older folks, this is a challenge to see just how curious we are and what are we willing to do about it now that we have the time and a reason not to be too too lazy. Yes, this is something for nothing - the nothing is tuition and expenses while

"It’s also dangerous for America. We need two political parties solidly grounded in the realities of governing. Our democracy can’t work any other way. "

2011-12-29T07:24:00.000-08:00

I like Robert Reich, who recently suggested in Business Insider.com that the no-brainer choice for the Democratic Party is Obama-Clinton, with Joe Biden becoming Secretary of State. Last week Reich wrote a piece that lays out a summary of the deterioration of the Republican party as a party for the entire country and all the citizens: Why the Republican Crackup is Bad For America. Some

What would Jesus do with leftovers? ... and other small talk

2011-12-27T10:07:00.000-08:00

Getting the Christ out of Christmas What would Jesus do with leftovers?This year, our holiday fight was over a Whole Foods pumpkin pie we weren’t going to eat. (Our dinner guests had brought a chocolate cheesecake for dessert.) I said I’d donate the pie to a local women’s shelter. My brother wanted to take the pie to his church potluck the next day. I got self-righteous, and my brother got

... and Christmas is still here and in no need of protecting.

2011-12-15T10:47:00.000-08:00

I remember hearing "Happy Holidays" from folks when I was a child in the 50's. There was no Blowhard O'Reilly and a self-appointed konservative news network sputtering and fuming about protecting Christmas back then. That was sixty years ago ... and Christmas is still here and in no need of protecting. The Real War on Christmas ... by Fox News | Jim Wallis | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners

Putting the children and their imagination back in Christmas.

2011-12-13T10:39:00.000-08:00

Oh please please please ... nominate Newt:

2011-12-09T10:36:00.000-08:00

10 of The Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said Among other things, Newt worries that the country will become both atheistic and Muslim. ‎1. No Free Speech for You 2. Muslims don't count 3. Yay for child labor 4. Gays are the cause of our economic problems 5. Life as a white man is so unfair 6. Obama the Secret Kenyan 7. Religious Radical Atheists 8. So what if women get paid less? 9.

Senator Sanders has never been more right the money.

2011-12-09T10:28:00.000-08:00

Saving our Democracy At a time when corporations have more than $2 trillion in cash in their bank accounts and are making record-breaking profits, the American people should be concerned when the Supreme Court says that these corporations have a constitutionally-protected right to spend shareholders' money to dominate an election as if they were real, live persons. If we do not reverse this

Well if you End Timers have your hopes up, here's an inconvenient truth.

2011-12-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

This intriguing Christmas present to Americans not courtesy of Health Insurers who don't believe in spending premium dollars on patient medical expenses.

2011-12-06T10:20:00.000-08:00

Bomb Buried in Obamacare Explodes - Hallelujah! ‎'If you thought that the Obama Administration chickened out on pushing the nation in the direction of universal health care for everyone, today is the day you begin to understand that the reality is quite the contrary.' Rick Ungar, Forbes Worth the read also for born-again free-market corporate-welfare capitalists. Would be interesting to see

Seattle Times writes about Willapa Bay

2011-12-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

Published today Willapa Bay offers fresh oysters, prime paddling Are oysters on your holiday menu? Take a road trip to Southwest Washington's pristine Willapa Bay to get them fresh from the saltwater, and soak up some history and scenery along the way.

The pinnacle of silliness and nonsense ... Amerika's Junior High Network.

2011-12-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

Jon Stewart: Much ado about stuffing. Barack Obama's pro forma Thanksgiving YouTube greeting draws anger from Fox News pundits.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-01T10:08:00.000-08:00

I do agree with the shocking honesty of Newt:

2011-11-30T10:05:00.000-08:00

At this moment I am in no way tempted to vote for any Reflublican except perhaps Paul or Huntsman (if nominated) ... however ... I do agree with the shocking honesty of Newt: "One of the real changes that comes when you start running for President -- as opposed to being an analyst on Fox -- is I have to actually know what I'm talking about." I liked Newt's confession about what credentials

This for my wife, who see's in and from me what nobody else does

2011-11-26T09:57:00.000-08:00

Keep it Yea Yea and Nay Nay

2011-11-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

I can relate to this. It's one of the reasons why I'm so tired Sunday evenings. 95 Percent Of Opinions Withheld On Visit To Family (BTW: The Onion is a satire site) "No one in my family really gets my worldview, so I find it easier just to smile and nod and agree with everything," Wilmot said Monday. "When I'm with them, I tend to be a lot quieter than when I'm hanging out with friends. ..

Forget that Muldoon, you've got a kiss in progress at the local grade school.

2011-11-26T09:35:00.000-08:00

But Sarge! We're on our way to a robbery in progress at the Seven Eleven! Forget that Muldoon, you've got a kiss in progress at the local grade school. Get moving! Cops Summoned To Florida Elementary School After Girl Kisses Boy In Phys Ed Class A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched last week to a Florida elementary school after a girl kissed a boy during a physical education class.

Vote for me! I know exactly what I'm talking about!

2011-11-25T09:28:00.000-08:00

Michele Bachmann did not intend to be taken literally when she told the Republican presidential debate Tuesday that civil-liberties activists have taken over the interrogation of terrorists from the CIA. But even as a rhetorical point, it didn't hold water. Fact Check: Hyperbole on Terror Interrogations "THE FACTS: Paul was more accurate than Romney in describing what is happening with

I see where Brother Romney and Brother Huntsman were smart enough to stay away from this political fast and testimony meeting:

2011-11-24T09:15:00.000-08:00

At Religious Right Forum, GOP Candidates Weep and Proselytize In an Iowa megachurch, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Ron Paul put Christianity front and center. Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minn., told of how her father abandoned her family, leaving her mother to sell their wedding gifts -- "all the pretty dishes" -- at a garage sale. Apparently lacking a personal story to match

Popping the balloon of another kindergarten konservative myth

2011-11-24T09:07:00.000-08:00

... the one corporate welfare queens need us to believe: "Privatization is your friend." Privatization Nightmare: 5 Public Services That Should Never Be Handed Over to Greedy Corporations Why we all pay more when essential services are privatized. Alternet, November 17, 2011 Who gains – and who loses – when public assets and jobs are turned over to the private sector?

Holiday Season ... Indulge me and read please.

2011-11-23T09:42:00.001-08:00

Got this as a chain letter and usually do not respond or take any further action. But this one makes a lot of sense. Holiday Season 2011 -- Birth of a New American Tradition As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American

Why I Won't Quit Challenging Republicans

2011-11-23T07:36:00.001-08:00

The War on Common Sense The sad thing is that if there are genuinely good and capable Republican presidential candidates, we are at a disadvantage because in this campaign the good ones have to climb in the same circus ring as the nut jobs ... and match the stoopid talk word for word in order to get votes. When it comes down to the nitty gritty, we as attention-paying citizens or