Posted Thu, Apr 12, 8:42 a.m.

The slam at Costco and its customers is tiresome, "politically correct" BS. It is a great company that treats employees exceptionally well and provides value to customers.

Posted Thu, Mar 15, 9:58 a.m.

One quibble: It was not "democratization of media that killed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer," it was a calculated business decision by the Hearst Corp. They had plenty of resources to keep that paper going -- billions more than the Seattle Times -- but chose to invest elsewhere.

Posted Thu, Mar 15, 9:46 a.m.

Cameron: She did NOT answer any of the questions posed to her. She refuses to acknowledge the hypocrisy in calling for "equity" when she gets $850/moth for health care working (at best) half time, and K-12 employees working half time get $384/month, yet she is supporting so-called "reform" of the ...

Posted Tue, Mar 13, 4:03 p.m.

Rep. Eddy: Thanks for the classic example of doublespeak and avoidance. You say "what we've been trying to promote is an identical vehicle for education employees," which is a joke, because it is without the same level of funding. You don't want your benefits to be part of the issue ...

Posted Mon, Mar 12, 8:48 a.m.

Rep. Eddy: Yes, let's follow the money indeed. You acknowledge that "consolidating education employees' health care, other little fiscal fixes will not deliver a sustainable budget in the near or mid-term." The fiscal note for that so-called "reform" of K-12 insurance shows it will cost $45 million over the next ...

Posted Wed, Mar 7, 9:11 a.m.

You know the score Cameron. Obama is beyond reproach. Any "jokes" told at his expense are clearly racist. But calling conservative white men and women imbecilic, sexually fixated on parents, etc., is not only okay but expected. That's the "tolerant" crowd at work. They are fine with people like Bill ...

Posted Thu, Feb 16, 8:34 a.m.

Many legislators don't care about long-term fiscal challenges -- only what they think will get them re-elected, and what ridiculous notions they can convince voters represent "reform". Case in point is the push for a state takeover of K-12 employee health benefits, which the state's own fiscal note shows will ...

Posted Thu, Jan 26, 9:59 a.m.

Keep in mind that Rep. Seaquist is constantly out campaigning for another Washington shipyard, so his "expert" opinions may well be significantly biased. And to those who would prefer to "save money" by having the boats built, say in Mississippi, don't forget to calculate the significant loss of that spending's ...

Posted Fri, Jan 13, 11:08 a.m.

Our legislators play kick-the-can budget games continually, year after year. They adopt budgets they know are not sustainable, creating new programs but hiding the true costs by pushing them off until "later". They adopt "savings" that will never materialize, always betting on the come -- more money will come in ...

Posted Tue, Nov 1, 8:30 a.m.

Unfortunately, many of occupiers will also vote for SEIU's I-1163, a very thinly veiled attempt to grab tax dollars to line the pockets of union leadership and fuel the campaigns of politicians in the pockets of SEIU.

Posted Thu, Oct 27, 12:13 p.m.

Used: The multiplier reference is indeed overstated, but the notion that you could buy boats for half the price is beyond ridiculous. Check out pricing of truly comparable boats, and the costs are not that different. Think of the added costs of having to send all those state employees to ...

Posted Tue, Oct 18, 3:39 p.m.

Peter: Take off your blinders. In your 1163 discussion you missed the most obvious point -- it's simply a Trojan horse to put more money into SEIU, which is the only one allowed to do the "training." It has NOTHING to do with higher quality care. But then maybe that's ...

Posted Thu, Oct 6, 10:11 a.m.

mspat: Yours is revisionist history. The vote for the football stadium was in favor.

Posted Wed, Sep 14, 9:18 a.m.

Unfortunately, Sonntag's record is sullied by his use of lazy, incompetent outside consultants to do some of his auditing work. Look at his "performance audit" of the health benefits program administered by the WEA for example. Now the WEA has many issues, but in this case, the health benefits program ...

Posted Fri, Jul 29, 8:32 a.m.

Rather than "this election" it should say "his"...but to quote LZ, the song remains the same.

Posted Fri, Jul 29, 8:31 a.m.

And with this piece we see why Jordan lost this election bid -- out of touch, partisan and extremely shallow thinking.

Posted Thu, Jul 21, 10:14 a.m.

ezeques -- BOTH!

Posted Wed, May 18, 8:14 a.m.

Hogwash: "For example, the current Republican proposals for “Medicare reform” isn’t really reform. 'They will really eliminate Medicare, with the result that for many of the elderly there would be no health care at all.'" Pure political propaganda.

Posted Tue, Apr 19, 8:04 a.m.

The mayor starts with divisive comments and then purports to speak of caring for each other -- as long as we all fit in his politically correct view. This kind of "leadership" is a joke, but not the least bit funny. It is very sad.

Posted Tue, Apr 5, 8:40 a.m.

No proofreader Crosscut? More than that though, I'm curious about the author's utter lack of substance beyond whining. Where is his solution? Attack before anything is even presented? Does he not realize that a former Clinton staffer helped shape this plan? Better try to kill it early before anyone actually ...

Posted Tue, Jan 25, 8:40 a.m.

Nice analysis Tony. Another danger for the President in speaking like a preacher and quoting Biblical texts is that it weakens the case for those who support him but denounce Christianity or go further and pretend that there is no spiritual realm at all -- that this is all there ...

Posted Thu, Jan 20, 8:48 a.m.

Cameron's excellent point aside, it should be pointed out that McClure in his long career at the P-I never let actual facts get in the way of his biased "advocacy journalism."

Posted Tue, Nov 30, 8:48 a.m.

Jordan: Do you believe what you write, or are they just words on a screen? You decry "relentless attacks by those who see government as the enemy and all taxes as extortion" and then say leaders need to rise above "simplistic and harsh rhetoric." People who don't like sweetheart shady ...

Posted Mon, Nov 15, 9:24 a.m.

Do you have a proofreader? I think you meant the NO on "I-1100 and I-1105 campaigns drew $7 million worth of out-of-state contributions to defeat the local $3 million privatization campaign."

Posted Thu, Oct 28, 10:49 a.m.

Yet another "public servant" serving up scare tactics. Pete you should be ashamed of yourself. Your arguments are as hollow as a carved pumpkin. "leading to more underage drinking and other alcohol-related problems" -- where is your proof (no pun intended)? That's not what's happened in other privatized states, which ...

Posted Wed, Oct 13, 8:27 a.m.

To further Cameron's thought, both of these guys are in the employ of specific campaigns this fall -- will they be commenting on those races? Will their role in the campaigns be noted at the outset?

Posted Tue, Oct 12, 8:35 a.m.

Oh yes, government creates jobs -- many of them unneeded. Examples include the more than 800 employees in this state involved with selling and marketing liquor. Some of them should be moved to enforcement, which unfortunately today is at the bottom rung of priorities for the Liquor Control Board, and ...

Posted Thu, Sep 23, 8:20 a.m.

Ironic isn't it that this was the vision for the viaduct that was achievable, more fiscally responsible yet ridculed, that would have actually INCREASED throughput instead of the goofy tunnel that will shrink capacity and force more traffic onto downtown streets...

Posted Thu, Jul 22, 9:13 a.m.

Owen is "far from ready to be governor?" He could certainly do no worse and likely be better than what we have now. He is not beholden to SEIU and other unions. A moderate to conservative Democrat, he in not overtly partisan and has a blend of common sense, pragmatism ...

Posted Tue, May 18, 9:06 a.m.

Goforride: Where you get it wrong is the government that forces you to pay Waste Management is local government, not the federal government. Same with the school district. Local and state governments can assert all sorts of powers that the federal government cannot.