I was so tired of partisan politics. It was all Tim Eyman and no new taxes… That’s not me. I’m interested in community building. —
LaunchHillary Clinton becomes “Val the bartender” on SNL
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made her first appearance of the 2016 campaign season on Saturday Night Live’s season
LaunchSanders: Republicans have forgotten life under Dubya, blame Obama for all their problems
A serious illness that seems to afflict Republican presidential candidates. They can’t help it, but they just cannot remember the way things were seven years
LaunchColin Powell: Trump doesn’t speak for all Republicans on immigration
If I was around Mr. Trump — Donald, who I know rather well — I would say, ‘You know, Don, let’s see what happens —
LaunchTim Eyman’s financial machinations all too familiar
“For the sake of argument, let’s presume that [Tim Eyman sidekick Mike] Fagan – Spokane’s champion of vaccine denial and conservative critic of library story time – was completely, totally unaware of these creative maneuvers. He shouldn’t have been,” writes Spokesman-Review columnist Shawn Vestal.
LaunchTime to widen Eyman finance probe
Time to widen Eyman finance probe “The state needs to get to the bottom of this, and a wider look at other initiative campaigns Eyman
LaunchPass the popcorn! The feud between Donald Trump and Fox Noise is back on
Pass the popcorn! The feud between Donald Trump and Fox Noise is back on Donald Trump has announced he is boycotting the Fox Noise Channel
LaunchTim Eyman’s lucrative initiative game
Tim Eyman’s lucrative initiative game Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat ponders the answer to the question, “Is Tim Eyman the problem, or a symptom of
LaunchNDP’s Tom Mulcair uses Leaders’ debate to defend party’s opposition to Keystone XL
Mr. Harper put all of his eggs into one basket and then he dropped the basket… I’m tired of watching successive Liberal and Conservative governments
LaunchUp, up, and away: Sanders now leads comfortably in New Hampshire and Iowa
Up, up, and away: Sanders now leads comfortably in New Hampshire and Iowa New polling by CBS News shows that Bernie Sanders has rocketed to
LaunchMust-watch TV: Bernie Sanders speaks at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders today spoke at Liberty University’s weekly convocation in Lynchburg, Virginia, discussing the injustice of a society where most wealth is held and controlled by a wealthy few. Liberty University is a conservative, Christian university originally founded by the late Jerry Falwell.
LaunchJeb Bush’s economic platform “is pure supply-side voodoo”
Mr. Bush, in particular, may pose as a reasonable, thoughtful type — credulous reporters even describe him as a policy wonk — but his actual
LaunchNYT has mostly ignored its own public editor’s call to stress lack of voter fraud in stories about voter ID schemes
NYT has mostly ignored its own public editor’s call to stress lack of voter fraud in stories about voter ID schemes Media Matters holds The
LaunchWhy Stephen Harper is toast
Why Stephen Harper is toast The Globe and Mail‘s Margaret White explains why she thinks Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are headed
LaunchBernie Sanders within striking distance of Hillary Clinton in Iowa
Bernie Sanders within striking distance of Hillary Clinton in Iowa “The latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows concerns about Clinton, enthusiasm for Sanders and the
LaunchCanada’s NDP in reach of majority, new poll suggests
Canada’s NDP in reach of majority, new poll suggests Fresh new polling for the Toronto Star suggests that Canada’s most progressive political party could be
LaunchCanada’s Conservatives have lost edge they had on the economy, polls suggest
Canada’s Conservatives have lost edge they had on the economy, polls suggest “The trump card that has decided elections in the Conservatives’ favour is no
LaunchHoward Dean: Republicans are manufacturing another scandal to hurt Hillary Clinton
Look, this is, in fact, manufactured partly by a press that’s bored and partly by the Republicans. Here’s the deal. She did not break any
LaunchKing County certifies August election; only one fourth of registered voters turned out
King County today certified the results of the August 2015 Top Two election as required by state law. Final turnout was a measly twenty-five percent.
LaunchThe Closing of the Canadian Mind
The Closing of the Canadian Mind Writing for The New York Times, Stephen Marche says of right wing Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper: “His stance
LaunchPoll: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, 44-37
Poll: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire., 44-37 Conventional wisdom spouted by cable talking heads and Beltway pundits posits that Bernie
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