If you live in King County, Washington, you may have seen that some Metro buses are carrying a very special Christmas message. Just as they did last year, with their obnoxious display at the State Capitol, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has chosen a sort of oafish insensitivity over reason as a means to make their statement of faith. Why else would they choose to paraphrase much-loved defense of the faith and joy inherent in the Christmas season, if not to offend Christians?
Entries Tagged as ‘Washington’
November 8, 2009
A Staggering Ignorance
I guess I should have expected this from the Los Angeles Times, but I’ll admit to being just a bit shocked all the same. Reporting on the GOP alternative health care proposal, Janet Hook writes, “Unlike the Democrats’ strategy of trying to provide near-universal coverage and force other major changes to the insurance system, the Republican approach is an incremental one that would do far less to reduce the ranks of the uninsured. It would instead give priority to controlling healthcare costs.”
November 2, 2009
Dow Constantine Wrap Up
Still considering voting for Dow Constantine? Consider the following….
Experience Is As Experience Does
Smarmy Politician, Lying Loser or Both?
Is Dow Constantine Having a David Letterman Moment?
Seattle Times Files Legal Challenge
No Boundaries
November 2, 2009
The Mythological Democrat
You may remember Dr. Matthew Manweller. He’s the Central Washington University Political Science professor who rather shamefully suggested that Republicans ought not “go after” Blue Dog Democrats in 2010. Since I wrote this post castigating Dr. Manweller for taking such a naive stance, he’s pointed me in the direction of two articles which he felt were relevant.
November 1, 2009
Atheists, 1; Washington, 0
Gabriel Malor has a nice follow up to this story from last December. He sums it up:
Whose fault is this really? I blame the Supreme Court for perpetuating such a ridiculous interpretation of the Establishment Clause.
I wonder how long it will be until even a sterile symbol of the season like the “holiday tree” becomes [...]
October 31, 2009
Forget The Issues. Who Needs Issues When There Are Tea Partiers To Vanquish?
I’m not sure how I got on every progressive e-mail list in the country but I managed it. It’s a constant source of entertainment. Here’s today’s missive from my good friend, James Carville.
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But getting down to business, one thing I particularly like about this solicitation is the very clear and concise way my dear friend James lays out the issues that are at stake for our country. What are the important issues we face?
October 30, 2009
No Boundaries
Two troubling stories have surfaced in the last two days with regard to Dow Constantine and the race for King County Executive. On the surface, the stories appear to be unrelated, but there is a common thread. So what’s the common thread here? It appears that Dow Constantine doesn’t recognize boundaries.
October 30, 2009
Seattle Times Files Legal Challenge
Bryan Myrick at Red County just broke this news:
…[T]he Seattle Times has filed a motion with King County Superior Court in challenge to the restraining order placed Wednesday on documents pursuant to a public records request by Keith Ervin of The Seattle Times in mid-October. Ervin’s request was for all documents that contained information about [...]
October 29, 2009
Is Dow Constantine Having a “David Letterman” Moment?
Okay, wow. When I called Dow Constantine a smarmy politician I was just referring to his apparent level of comfort with lying about Council colleague Kathy Lambert. It appears there’s so much more. Allegations have surfaced that Constantine has been accused of sexually harassing a County employee.
