Posted Mon, Nov 28, 7:10 a.m.

It isn't about the unions, it is about the corporations that blackmail the state and local legislatures for sweetheart deals; stay for a while, and then take the money and run. But we're supposed to put up with this because they're the "job creators."

Posted Mon, Oct 3, 7:13 a.m.

For me, Christie's weight is emblematic of his excesses. When he was NJ Attorney General, he spent more money on out of town trips than any other Attorney General in the country; staying in hotels that averaged $242/night over the per diem. He loaned a "friend" $46,000 and that friend ...

Posted Wed, Feb 10, 5:20 a.m.

Requesting a blank ballot by email is fine, especially if you're an overseas or military voter. But returning a voted ballot in that manner is not good or safe; yet that is what the Washington State legislature is contemplating.

Posted Thu, Mar 27, 3:58 a.m.

Parties Paying for Primaries: Maybe the parties will now start paying for the primaries, too. The Democratic Party disenfranchised me from the caucus and refused to count my primary vote. Why shoud I, as a taxpayer, pay for this foolishness. They want their cake, then I say, pay for the ...

Posted Fri, Feb 1, 9:50 a.m.

RE: xtensive Coverage to Edwards, et al: How many people do you think actually went to New York Times or the Washington Post (sorry, I'm not good with editing online and can't get the italics right) and read their coverage and links to Edwards positions? How many more people do ...

Posted Thu, Jan 31, 2:03 p.m.

Extensive Coverage to Edwards, et al: Where? If it wasn't for the blogs, I would have no idea about any of Edwards' positions. I haven't really seen much in any of the corporate media sites and I get most of my news online. I certainly don't hear about it on ...

Posted Thu, Jan 31, 9:54 a.m.

Populism is Unpopular With the Media: John Edwards got very little press coverage - but when people heard him, they liked what he was saying. But the "sexy" news lies only in the horse race between the Black man and the White woman. Corporate media and corporations in general were ...

Posted Wed, Nov 28, 11 a.m.

Services v Taxes: Thanks for putting this in context. I'd love to have the electorate determine which services they want to cease receiving. The heck with just voting for fewer taxes. That's clearly a no-brainer. Let's do the heavy lifting and decide which services we just don't need anymore.

Posted Thu, Nov 15, 9:19 a.m.

Thanks, Knute: It's nice to know that Lou Dobbs isn't the one note wonder he plays on CNN. His racist, okay that's a little harsh - how about xenophobic, views on immigration have made me slap my head and roll my eyes everytime he goes off.

Posted Tue, Sep 11, 9:09 a.m.

Management Spin: I listen to KUOW from my home in Greece and I can tell you that it has changed to that clipped staccato style -- coincidence; I don't think so. Did management talk about their reserves and what their plans are on how to spend them? As someone who ...

Posted Mon, Apr 23, 8:28 a.m.

Accountability and Responsibility: I am against the Real ID act because there currently is no accountability or responsibility for any entity, public or private, that loses or just doesn't protect personal information entrusted to it. To make bad matters worse, the Real ID act calls for specific companies to produce ...

Posted Thu, Apr 12, 11:43 a.m.

Lynne Varner got it wrong!: This is what was actually said: "In a recent interview, Hollins said she found no specific district program that was institutionally racist, but she pointed to summer break as an example of systemic problems. Initially devised to allow school-age children to help with farm labor, ...

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 9:34 a.m.

RE: social engineering out of control: Perhaps you weren't issued the mythical "knapsack" of "blame whitey." Instead you seem to have been issued the one that holds nothing but racial stereotypes. I had hoped that this forum wouldn't be reduced to this level; but I see I was quite wrong. ...

Posted Mon, Apr 9, 8:49 a.m.

White is not a color and priviledge is not limited to White people: I have the priviledge of choosing my form of transportation on any given day. I can ride my bicycle, walk, take the bus or drive. Priviledge is choice. Before there were White people in America, there were ...