In Brief - August 1st, 2006
Here is today's quick news digest:
From her comments, you'd guess that liberals (or Democrats, or progressives) only live in Seattle and nowhere else. And once you cross over to the eastern shore, it's solid Republican territory. Tebelius is deluding herself if she really believes that. If President Clinton wanted to appear in Redmond, or Bellevue, for that matter, he could easily get a warm welcome.
Need we remind Tebelius that the 8th Congressional District, which is most of the Eastside, has voted for John Kerry and Al Gore in the last two presidential elections? Or that it supported Patty Murray in 2004? Or that an increasing number of Democrats are getting elected in Eastside legislative districts?
And the northern Eastside, part of the 1st, (where NPI is headquartered) is represented by another Democrat - Jay Inslee.
He will soon have a new colleague in Congress from the 8th - Darcy Burner. What will Teblius' spin be if (and when!) Darcy wins?
Lastly, here's a cartoon from Andrew Wahl mocking Tim Eyman's incompetence.
If you have something you'd like to add, leave a comment.
- The Swift Voat Veterans for Smears are back. And instead of targeting Senator John Kerry, they've decided to go after Jack Murtha. No matter. This time, we'll shut them down, good and proper. We're going to destroy their credibility, just like we destroyed Tim Eyman's (well, that's kind of unfair, because we had some help from Tim). These guys are goin' down!
- Montana Senator Conrad Burns has been shooting off his mouth again. Doesn't he know when to just shut up?
- Mike McGavick has been called out on his lies once again. Josh Feit of The Stranger recently caught McGavick on the record talking about "state issues" (which McGavick told him he doesn't talk about), including two Supreme Court races in which the BIAW is fielding candidates.
- Matt Stoller reports on just how lame Joe Lieberman's events are.
- The major dailies all have recaps of President Clintons' appearance last night in Seattle. Jerry Cornfield of the Everett Herald has by far the best recap of the "Celebrate Washington" event. The P-I and the Times also have stories.
Clinton will get a warmer welcome from the left-wing base of the Democratic Party than the president. If Clinton came over to Bellevue, he wouldn't get the reception President Bush did. The lake seems to divide us.What nonsense. Tebelius must be living in another decade.
From her comments, you'd guess that liberals (or Democrats, or progressives) only live in Seattle and nowhere else. And once you cross over to the eastern shore, it's solid Republican territory. Tebelius is deluding herself if she really believes that. If President Clinton wanted to appear in Redmond, or Bellevue, for that matter, he could easily get a warm welcome.
Need we remind Tebelius that the 8th Congressional District, which is most of the Eastside, has voted for John Kerry and Al Gore in the last two presidential elections? Or that it supported Patty Murray in 2004? Or that an increasing number of Democrats are getting elected in Eastside legislative districts?
And the northern Eastside, part of the 1st, (where NPI is headquartered) is represented by another Democrat - Jay Inslee.
He will soon have a new colleague in Congress from the 8th - Darcy Burner. What will Teblius' spin be if (and when!) Darcy wins?
Lastly, here's a cartoon from Andrew Wahl mocking Tim Eyman's incompetence.
If you have something you'd like to add, leave a comment.
