Lately in the news I’m hearing more comments from various sources that claim the republicans are purposely fighting anything that will improve our economy, and improve the plight of poor people — because if they can keep the economy in bad shape, and make poor people even more desparate — they can win elections in the fall.
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Interesting… have you noticed how the justices on our present Supreme Court tend to lean more and more toward moving us into a police state?
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Today is a somber day. I listened to both the president’s speech, and to the former vp’s speech on national security. … As I listened to these back-to-back speeches it hit me… we are at a crossroads as a nation when we are choosing the nation we will be in the years to come.
Today I am pondering the way so many citizens can be easily manipulated. There were actually people joining one of those “Tea Party” things around our Capital building in Olympia.
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Well, I find it difficult to read the news today… sometimes I doubt what I’m reading, and seeing that it is April Fool’s Day, I guess I’ll wait until tomorrow and check everything again. For example, I read a piece that said that Norm Coleman had finally conceded to Al Franken in Minnesota. While I [...]
You can read the transcript of yesterday’s press conference at : Press Conference. Having a way to read for myself what I heard is so useful. … The ending was striking. I really believe that the president has the right philosophy and approach for today’s issues and problems.
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It looks like our former governor, Gary Locke, could be the next Secretary of Commerce.
The House passed the ARRA (so-called stimulus bill) today. No republicans would vote yes on the bill. I am guessing that the republican representatives are looking forward to their next political run for Congress, and planning to run against the bill.
If you are like me you are wishing that the senate and house would hurry up and get the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) passed. The reason I’m eager to see the bill get passed is that it keeps changing, …
