-
Today's dark lining to last night's silver cloud.
Last night's election results were great almost across the board. Obama won and the Democrats added four Senate seats. Governor Gregoire was reelected. It looks like Seattle will expand Sound Transit light rail to the Eastside, north to Snohomish County, and almost all the way to Pierce County. People can now choose death with dignity. Every truly ( Read more... ) -
hmm, not good
The G7 met in Washington today and issued a vague "communique" about the world financial crisis that amounted to a failure to agree on a coordinated response. According to Paul Krugman's analysis, it appears as if Secretary Paulson wasn't willing to commit to a coordinated capitalization plan and wanted to hold out hope for private ( Read more... ) -
Corporate looting is not socialism
With the $700 billion plan for the US government to assume bad debts and the related bailouts that preceded it, a lot of pundits and commentators are claiming that for good or bad, what we are seeing is socialism. It's a pithy way to characterize the hypocrisy of so-called "free market capitalists" clamoring for a handout on the public dime, and ( Read more... ) -
September 11, seven years later
September 11 ought to be a day to put aside partisan politics, remember what happened in 2001, and appreciate what can be accomplished when Americans have a united purpose that honors our common experience.
Unfortunately, the last seven years have seen a politicization of September 11 to benefit the Republican Party.
I am glad to see that today the ( Read more... ) -
Sound Transit: debunking the anti-light rail myths
Believe it or not, there are other candidates and issues on the ballot for the upcoming election. Many of the key issues and candidates at the state and local level all relate back to one issue: transportation.
( Summary of Mass Transit Now benefits for your $69/year. ) -
One more about Sarah Palin
Debunking her achievements, one by one. From my last e-mail, a summary of the achievements claimed in her speech:
- Ethics reform
- Got rid of governor's jet and chef
- Budget surplus with veto of half a billion dollars in wasteful spending
- Suspended fuel tax
- Championed earmark reform
-
Obama vs. McCain speeches abridged for substance
After comparing Palin's speech to Biden's speech on substance, let's try the same thing for Obama vs. McCain.
( Abridged Obama speech, cut for space ) -
Sarah Palin vs. Biden abridged (Obama/McCain to follow)
What would happen if you removed all of the political attacks, meaningless platitudes, and biographical tidbits from Sarah Palin's convention speech and left only her statements about her verifiable record as mayor and governor, McCain's verifiable record, and both of their specific policy proposals for a hypothetical McCain-Palin-Bush III ( Read more... ) -
Grandpa
My grandpa died this weekend.
His passing, coming after nearly a decade of deteriorating physical and mental health in a nursing home, was both expected and merciful. ( My thoughts behind the cut )