Abbot: There is only 35 chambers in Shaolin, there isn't a 36th chamber.
San Te: I know, I'd like to create it.
Dick Cheney is the true political kungfu master:
Never in the history of the United States has anyone contended that the Vice President is outside the executive branch. Never. Not even during last call at [...]
The Washington State primary will occur after the February 5th national primary:
Washington will hold its presidential primary on Feb. 19, joining a national stampede of states to hold primaries earlier in the year.
Party leaders and state lawmakers made the decision this afternoon. So far, more than 30 states are either holding their presidential primaries and [...]
The convening of Convergence NW, the get together organized by 18th LD State Senator Joe Zarelli, of right wing Israeli politicians and their Clark County analog, just so happens to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, when Israel conquered Jerusalem, and:
“I was alone for a moment, lost in thought, when Rabbi [...]
Campaign Finance Overhaul Would Rein in Major Donors
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council leaders have agreed on a major overhaul of the city’s campaign finance laws intended to enhance the power of small donors and reduce the influence of those who do business with the city, including real estate developers.
The wide-ranging legislation, which appears [...]
It’s stories like this that drive me insane:
Wash GOP: Primary will determine 51 percent of delegates
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s Republican Party decided Saturday that it will use the state’s primary election to allocate just over half of its delegates to the GOP’s presidential nominating convention.
That contrasts with the state Democratic Party, which decided in [...]
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately away from the political blogs (too depressing since the Democrats cave-in) and more time on financial news:
Stocks Run to New Records
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 again reached new records Friday, as stocks rose following a flood of positive data on the U.S. economy.
At [...]
Sirotablog informs us that:
How many self-described “free” trade lawmakers in Congress can the drug industry make head to the floor of the Senate and bare their corporate protectionist corruption for all to see? Based on a key vote yesterday, the answer appears to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 49 (including 14 Democrats) - well [...]
Josh Feit at the Stranger’s blog, fills us in on legislation to provide homeowners’ protection against shoddy construction:
On March 8, Senator Brian Weinstein (D-41, Mercer Island, Bellevue) passed his homebuyers’ rights bill 30-19 out of the Senate. (The bill would give homebuyers a warranty against shoddy construction.)
Weinstein believed he had his ducks in row to [...]
Anyone who had to endure the multi-step presidential caucus system and it’s inherently anti-democratic (small “d”!) limitations (no absentee ballots, no overseas military, etc.), would agree that a real presidential primary that allocates all delegates is a better system. Recently, state Democratic party chair Dwight Pelz indicated that there was simply no way that [...]
This is just outrageous:
Halliburton will move HQ to Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oil services giant Halliburton Co. will soon shift its corporate headquarters from Houston to the Mideast financial powerhouse of Dubai, chief executive Dave Lesar announced Sunday.
“Halliburton is opening its corporate headquarters in Dubai while maintaining a corporate office in Houston,” spokeswoman Cathy [...]
[ March 13, 2007; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] I don’t about the rest of you, but I’m getting tired of moping around the house, ticked off at certain members of Congress for not doing something about the war, the Patriot Act, and the rising tide of the have-mores vs. the have-nots. Time to get organized!
Join Democracy for America for their upcoming training [...]
Conservative writer Andrew Sullivan builds a case for Cheney’s impeachment in the wake of the Libby verdict:
Something is rotten in the heart of Washington; and it lies in the vice-president’s office. The salience of this case is obvious. What it is really about - what it has always been about - is whether this administration [...]
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