Category: National Politics
Occupy Wall Street Harms Working Americans
| November 20, 2011 | Posted by wa state pol under National Politics, Occupy Wall Street |
Occupy Wall Street began as the alleged American version of the “Arab Spring,” that movement in the Middle East that so far has toppled dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, and which has embroiled Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria in civil conflict. Over the past three months, the Occupy Wall Street movement has metastasized…
McDermott’s Safe Seat Is A Danger To Democracy
| July 29, 2011 | Posted by wa state pol under Congressional Districts, Election 2012, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives |
Jim McDermott once again seems ready to run for election in Washington’s 7th Congressional District. This is hardly news, since he has been running, and winning in “his” district since 1988. That is 23 years since the liberal Seattle district has had a different representative in Congress. Obviously, his constituents like him; McDermott typically polls…
Is Patty Murray Fated to Join Magnuson, Gorton, and Foley in Defeat?
| October 26, 2010 | Posted by wa state pol under Candidates for Office, Dino Rossi, Election 2010, Elections, Patty Murray, Senate Election, U.S. Senate and Senators |
In the article below, it mentions that Patty Murray is banking part of her re-election appeal on the fact that she brings home federal money to Washington and wields power within her (majority) party in the Senate, ala Warren Magnuson, Slade Gorton, and Tom Foley. The article fails to mention that all three were defeated…
Rossi Speaks Out on Financial Reform Bill
| July 16, 2010 | Posted by wa state pol under Candidates for Office, Dino Rossi, Election 2010, Elections, Senate Election, U.S. Senate and Senators |
From the Seattle Times: Breaking his silence after days of baiting from Democrats, Senate candidate Dino Rossi on Wednesday staked his stance on the financial regulatory bill pending before Congress. Turns out that like Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray, Republican Rossi says he’s on the side of Main Street, not Wall Street. But unlike Murray,…
Dino Rossi Inches Closer to Challenging Patty Murray
| May 22, 2010 | Posted by wa state pol under Candidates for Office, Christine Gregoire, Dino Rossi, Election 2010, Elections, U.S. Senate and Senators |
Dino Rossi Inches Closer to Challenging Patty Murray in Washington State In a speech on May 21, 2010, Republican Dino Rossi spoke of policy and politics, but came just short of saying he will challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray, who is up for re-election this November. Speculation has centered around Rossi, who has valuable…
Sarah Palin Announces Resignation: Run for President Speculated
| July 3, 2009 | Posted by wa state pol under National Politics, Uncategorized |
On July 3, 2009, Sarah Palin announced she was resigning as governor of Alaska on July 26. Speculation immediatly centered on Palin’s presidential ambitions. Not being tied to Alaska for the next few years will free her up to…http://www.worldbiography.net/palin_sarah.html
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