http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/17/what-sort-of-governor-will-jay-inslee-be Comments On: What Sort of Governor Will Jay Inslee Be? by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Mister G]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:35:32 -0800 The Stranger
same difference. the DLC came as a response to ALEC.

and they both are there exclusively to hide a free enterprise chamber of commerce agenda. the word "hide" is key here, "hiding" is what they do best. billions get spent "hiding" what is really going on here. and they get away with it 70% of the time, even here in progressive washington.

but they are definitely NOT in seattle, or olympia where i live either, or so i am told by everyone. ALEC is everywhere else in washington state but these 2 strategic locations. (see, this is how they pull this all off btw) we are all just dumb, they are smart.
Posted by tim koch]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:09:28 -0800 The Stranger
ok, here:

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweek…

Why'd they do it?

Bribery is one possible explanation. To get their victory, Republicans promised their Democratic allies the Senate's top jobs. Tom becomes the new majority leader, Sheldon the president pro tempore. Washington Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz holds a Machiavellian view. Speaking in particular of Tom, he says, "I think it's a power grab by an egotistical politician."

Yet it seems likely that something deeper was at work. Sheldon tells SW that, as a legislator from a rural district (comprised of parts of Mason, Thurston and Kitsap counties), he got tired of the Puget Sound-centrism evident among Democrats. If they remained in control this year, he says, the lion's share of Senate committee chairs would have gone to legislators from either Seattle or Tacoma. Last year, in what he sees as evidence of "insensitivity" to his part of the state, the Democrats proposed a budget that would have cut $1.2 million from the Mason County budget.

Tom tells SW that he still considers himself a "staunch Democrat," but also concedes that he's more fiscally conservative than many in his party. He says Democrats have a "we can't say no to anybody" approach, particularly when it comes to their favorite government-funded programs. "Their first option is just to raise revenue," he complains, adding that they intended to exercise that option this year.


Posted by tim koch]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:20:46 -0800 The Stranger
(i am not serious there, ok all yous)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/oct/1…
Posted by tim koch]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:21 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by ScrawnyKayaker]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:57:52 -0800 The Stranger
But good points about so-called Education Reformers who never participated in public schools at any point, and who actively import foreign degreed people to work for cheap instead of funding local educators.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:08:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:20:51 -0800 The Stranger
And while the poster @ 4/5 comes off a bit like a conspiracy monger, he's right to put the blame on prominent education "reformers" like Bill Gates. Why we should take public education advice from someone who went to private school his whole life (until he dropped out of college) I have no idea. What we need is equitable and sufficient funding, which will require higher taxes. Gates (or his father, at least) has been good on pushing for more taxes, particularly on the wealthy, so his involvement is not all bad.
Posted by Cascadian]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:17:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MacCrocodile]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:11:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MacCrocodile]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:09:39 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.chomsky.info/talks/20110406.h…


Posted by tim koch]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:13:53 -0800 The Stranger
inslee is being weird on education funding because dan (TESC) evans and bill and melinda (ALEC) gates both (collectively) support charter schools. its really extra ALEC weird down in oly right now. alot of bad shit being hidden. so long as dan evans and bill gates and melinda gates both have jay inslee's ear on this issue, education is in big trouble in this state under his term. they are going to try and privatize it.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fort…

(alot of rolls in that costco picture up there, besides all the alec)

"Bill Gates Sr., co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Jeff Raikes, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Tony James, COO, Blackstone Group. Middle row, starting behind grill: Richard Galanti, CFO, Costco; Jim Sinegal, CEO, Costco; Rick Libenson, former COO, Price Co. Back row: Jeff Brotman, chairman, Costco; Dan Evans, former U.S. senator and governor.."

http://www.evergreen.edu/annualreport/20…

http://www.evergreen.edu/scholarships/sc…
Posted by tim koch]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:47:13 -0800 The Stranger Poppa Jay will follow Papa Bam as another tax lusting lib who immediately dropped his no tax pledge on getting into office.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:36:59 -0800 The Stranger
Even when liberals win in WA state, they lose.
Posted by Frederick the First]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:50:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:48:52 -0800 The Stranger