[T]he grand total of all of the tea party demonstrators… [was less than the number] …at that immigration rally in 2006 in the city of
LaunchHouse puts ‘poison pill’ in plan to rewrite I-937’s energy standards
House puts ‘poison pill’ in plan to rewrite I-937’s energy standards Via Pacific NW Portal, The Olympian’s Brad Shannon reports that some House Democrats teamed
LaunchIt cannot be argued that marriage between people of the same sex is un-American or threatens the rights of others… On the contrary, it seems
LaunchTime Warner Cable backs off
Negative publicity has apparently convinced telco giant Time Warner Cable to back off its plans to start introducing bandwidth caps and meters for customers in
LaunchWashington State set to join National Popular Vote Compact
Yesterday, Washington took a big step closer to becoming the latest state to join the National Popular Vote Compact with the State House’s passage of
LaunchWhat a game…
Last night’s Mariners game was one for the ages, and a great escape from all of the right wing’s teabagging madness. Endy Chavez and Ken
LaunchAnother snapshot from the Bellevue “tea party”, this one showing a sign sneering, “Stop Terrorists – Vote Them Out”. There’s right wing American spirit for
LaunchAnother snapshot from the local right wing’s “tea party”, this one showing the most ironic scene from the event – right wingers protesting socialism on
LaunchA snapshot from the local right wing’s “tea party” at Bellevue City Hall earlier today. Yes, why not go back to the tax rates under
LaunchYou know what…being a little bit Socialist is like being a little bit pregnant … Pretty soon you give birth to a full blown Marxist.
LaunchRight-wing complains about report focusing on right-wing terrorism
Right-wing complains about report focusing on right-wing terrorism Over at Salon.com Glen Greenwald deals with the recent cries of protest stemming from a report released
LaunchGillibrand: Let my vote and every vote be counted
Gillibrand: Let my vote and every vote be counted Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York fires back after Republican supporters of James Tedisco challenged her
LaunchI believe the federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs
Launch[Y]ou can’t convince me that the founding fathers wouldn’t allow you to secede. The Constitution is not a suicide pact. And if a state says
LaunchEven Joe Scarborough knows it’s over for Norm Coleman
SCARBOROUGH: When are Republicans gonna give up the ghost on this? Seriously. Norm, I like ya. You lost. OK. Can we seat the senator so
LaunchViews of income taxes among most positive since 195
Views of income taxes among most positive since 195 We don’t much care for polls, but we’re sufficiently intrigued by Gallup’s latest survey to mention
LaunchSpokane parks detonating ground squirrels
Spokane parks detonating ground squirrels Spokane has a squirrel infestation problem. Due to urban development, the predators that would normally gobble up ground squirrels, like
LaunchTime to stop Time Warner Cable
One of the nation’s biggest internet service providers, Time Warner Cable, is moving forward with plans to charge its customers a whopping $150 if they
LaunchA step-by-step forecast: Franken will likely be seated by May or June
A step-by-step forecast: Franken will likely be seated by May or June MinnPost’s Eric Black talks about what’s ahead as Norm Coleman’s legal challenge to
LaunchThe shows sound pretty awful. Fox News host Beck told USA Today his live shows are a sort of ‘poor man’s Seinfeld,’ which would make
LaunchFinance no longer a glamourous career choice
Finance no longer a glamourous career choice The New York Times’ Steve Lohr reports that “a new pattern of occupational choice seems to be emerging”
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