Liquor Initiative Passes (1)
11/11/11 •
Washington State finally caught up with (most of the rest) the rest of the United States by abolishing its state run liquor distribution. State run liquor is a vestigial appendage from the end of Prohibition. Although I’ve never been a part of the “knee-jerk, government-shouldn’t-be-in-the-booze-business crowd” until now I do think that most of the arguments made [...]
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Big Trouble in North Korea (2)
12/04/10 •
Most people tend to conveniently forget that the Korean War is not over. Of course some people don’t know the difference between North & South. Treaties were signed, but technically the peace that exists on the Korean Peninsula is a cease-fire. This lingering cold war vestige that pits communist North Korea (and China) against South [...]
Washington State $90 Billion in Red (1)
11/06/11 •
Greece and the Euro have been getting much of the headlines nationally and around the world, but here in Washington State we are facing our own budget crisis. Washington State has been struggling with balancing its budget for several budget cycles but this is the first time that Washington has had to face a budget [...]
On Scott Beason (2)
2/09/11 •
Last Saturday, Republican Alabama state Sen. Scott Beason made a speech about illegal immigration. Near the end of the speech he said “let’s empty the clip and do what has to be done.” When taken in context, it is clear Sen. Beason was simply trying to motivate his conservative compatriots to action. Now there’s a [...]
Obama’s Tactical Retreat on Taxes (0)
12/12/10 •
First off, let me state that I do not believe that a tax cut on incomes over $250,000 will not have a stimulative effect on the economy. Second, the Bush tax cuts are unfair. Anyone with any sense of social or economic justice could not support holding up funding for emergency responders, DREAM ACT, START [...]
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