Monthly Archives: March 2010
Same Person Or Separated At Birth?
Has anyone ever seen these two in the same place at the same time? Just sayin’.
Filed under Just For Fun
Live Chat With Rob McKenna
From the Seattle Times website: JOIN Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna for a live chat with Seattle Times politics reporter Jim Brunner on Thursday, April 1, from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. on seattletimes.com. They’ll discuss McKenna’s reasons for joining … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care, Washington
No. Safe. Dems.
Congressman Jay Inslee won re-election in 2008 with 68% of the vote. It looks as though he won’t be having such an easy time of it in 2010. A poll of WA-01 released yesterday by James Watkins’ campaign shows Inslee to be more vulnerable than this WA-01 resident had previously had the audacity to hope. Continue reading
Filed under 2010 House Races, Washington
Patty Murray and the Senate Democrats, the Sex Offender’s New BFFs
Today Murray voted to table the Coburn Amendment 3556 to H.R. 4872, which would have reduced “the cost of providing federally funded prescription drugs by eliminating fraudulent payments and prohibiting coverage of Viagra for child molesters and rapists and for … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Senate Races, Health Care, Patty Murray, Washington
It’s All About Me! Me! Me! Says Queen Christine
Washington’s governor, Christine Gregoire, says she will oppose Attorney General Rob McKenna’s plan to to file a lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of the State. Says Gregoire, “He did not call and consult me. I don’t know who he represents. He does not represent me.” The staggering arrogance of that statement leaves me (nearly) speechless and I assure you, I am rarely at a loss for words. Continue reading
Filed under Health Care, Washington
I’m Not From Missouri, But Show Me Anyway
So the Washington Post reports “Black lawmakers say ‘tea party’ protesters used racial epithets.”
I’d say that Rep. Carson must have special, slur enhancing ears (is that a super power?) if he could hear a single voice or two shouting racial epithets over the crowd’s chants of “kill the bill.” Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
Health Care Sleight of Hand
New scoring by the Congressional Budget Office reveals that proposed health care legislation will increase rather than reduce future budget deficits. The scoring was made at the request of Paul Ryan and is based on the premise that several provisions … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
