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Because People Don’t Kill People; Guns Kill People

paulag1955 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:47:55 +0000

LALALAND - A teen was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon outside a local mall, officials said. The gun remains at large, but A police spokesman said investigators anticipated identifying it soon.

A Staggering Ignorance

paulag1955 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:07:18 +0000

I guess I should have expected this from the Los Angeles Times, but I'll admit to being just a bit shocked all the same. Reporting on the GOP alternative health care proposal, Janet Hook writes, "Unlike the Democrats' strategy of trying to provide near-universal coverage and force other major changes to the insurance system, the Republican approach is an incremental one that would do far less to reduce the ranks of the uninsured. It would instead give priority to controlling healthcare costs."

Don’t Underestimate The Generosity Of Your Neighbors

paulag1955 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:24:15 +0000

Last Thursday evening, I watched a special meeting of the King County Budget and Fiscal Management Committee. Nothing other than previously undiagnosed masochism could explain this bizarre behavior. As near as I could tell, the "special meeting" consisted of representatives from program after program appearing before the Committee members to plead that funding for their program be included in the King County budget.

Dow Constantine Wrap Up

paulag1955 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:48:52 +0000

Still considering voting for Dow Constantine? Consider the following…. Experience Is As Experience Does Smarmy Politician, Lying Loser or Both? Is Dow Constantine Having a David Letterman Moment? Seattle Times Files Legal Challenge No Boundaries

The Mythological Democrat

paulag1955 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:53:08 +0000

You may remember Dr. Matthew Manweller. He's the Central Washington University Political Science professor who rather shamefully suggested that Republicans ought not "go after" Blue Dog Democrats in 2010. Since I wrote this post castigating Dr. Manweller for taking such a naive stance, he's pointed me in the direction of two articles which he felt were relevant.

Atheists, 1; Washington, 0

paulag1955 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:32:29 +0000

Gabriel Malor has a nice follow up to this story from last December. He sums it up: Whose fault is this really? I blame the Supreme Court for perpetuating such a ridiculous interpretation of the Establishment Clause. I wonder how long it will be until even a sterile symbol of the season like the “holiday tree” becomes [...]

Forget The Issues. Who Needs Issues When There Are Tea Partiers To Vanquish?

paulag1955 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:44:46 +0000

I'm not sure how I got on every progressive e-mail list in the country but I managed it. It's a constant source of entertainment. Here's today's missive from my good friend, James Carville. snip... But getting down to business, one thing I particularly like about this solicitation is the very clear and concise way my dear friend James lays out the issues that are at stake for our country. What are the important issues we face?

No Boundaries

paulag1955 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:27:58 +0000

Two troubling stories have surfaced in the last two days with regard to Dow Constantine and the race for King County Executive. On the surface, the stories appear to be unrelated, but there is a common thread. So what's the common thread here? It appears that Dow Constantine doesn't recognize boundaries.

Seattle Times Files Legal Challenge

paulag1955 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:05:59 +0000

Bryan Myrick at Red County just broke this news: …[T]he Seattle Times has filed a motion with King County Superior Court in challenge to the restraining order placed Wednesday on documents pursuant to a public records request by Keith Ervin of The Seattle Times in mid-October. Ervin’s request was for all documents that contained information about [...]

Is Dow Constantine Having a “David Letterman” Moment?

paulag1955 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:28:07 +0000

Okay, wow. When I called Dow Constantine a smarmy politician I was just referring to his apparent level of comfort with lying about Council colleague Kathy Lambert. It appears there's so much more. Allegations have surfaced that Constantine has been accused of sexually harassing a County employee.