Message to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): It’s Time to Deliver
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is my senator. She couldn’t deliver ice to polar bears. Hell, she’s chair of the Transportation Committee and can’t manage to get local bus service restored […]
Category Archives: Leadership
McCutcheon: Is Justice Alito on Drugs or Just Corrupt?
Our democracy was on the auction block yesterday at the U.S. Supreme Court. Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama engineer, wants unfettered ability to bribe politicians. So, he sued the FEC. He believes the 1% should have the […]
John Boehner’s Right: Let’s Negotiate on Entitlements!
Lest y’all think I’ve lost my mind, I think we should start with tax breaks for billionaires who don’t pay their employees a living wage. Now, that’s an entitlement! I’d […]
Mental Health Panel: Thank You, John Lovick
SnoCounty Sheriff John Lovick became our county executive in June. This morning, the Everett Herald reported that he is forming a panel to review Snohomish County, Washington’s number one health […]
Happy 85th Birthday, Doris Buffett!
We’re supposed to empower, but not enable. It’s a fine line and I think it makes them more responsible in the end. – Doris Buffett Today is Doris Eleanor Buffett’s […]
Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 84th Birthday
What is your favorite quote by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This one was shared on Facebook by Terri Marshall Gilfillan, who always ferrets out the best stories […]
Sandy v. NASCAR: Callous Indifference, Entitlements & Toxic Politics
Many survivors of domestic violence are intimately familiar with the sting of callous indifference and with feeling like an expendable pawn in high-stakes games. The Republicans have whined for months […]
Anti-Bullying Lessons from the Fiscal Cliff
We the People took our country back on election night, and the Democrats discovered they have a pair [of balls] after all. Over the New Year’s holiday, they out-Republicaned the […]
Emancipation Proclamation: 150 Year Anniversary
We shout for joy that we live to record this righteous decree. – Frederick Douglass As the United States backs away from the fiscal cliff, we also celebrate the 150th […]
Karmic Lessons: Droughts and Hurricanes
The Universe has a way of bringing Karmic lessons to our front door until we surrender to wisdom and change our ways. All summer long folks in the red states […]
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