Developer’s backing a boon to toll initiative Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has dumped more than $1 million into Tim Eyman’s tolling initiative, which includes a provision that would ban light rail across the Interstate 90 bridge. Readmore at the Seattle Times.[...]
Archive for October, 2011
October 22nd, 2011 - 5:23 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
The Foundering Fathers vs Public Education
Mike Lee, Utah’s new Tea-Party Senator, tells us that: “…Congress has no business regulating our nation’s public education system, and has created problems whenever it has attempted to do so.” Senator Lee … not sure where your founding fathers did their founderi[...]
October 21st, 2011 - 11:14 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Goldman Sachs on The US Education System
from Jerusalem Post (excerpts) Abby Joseph Cohen, former Chief Investment Strategist at Goldman Sachs and now President of their Global Market Institute : “The most important challenge confronting the US economy is the education we provide our workers”. To be sure, Cohen cites the fed[...]
October 21st, 2011 - 10:05 pm § in America
What to call the Wall Street Protesters?
The Fauxies seem to be having trouble coming up with an epithet as bad sounding as the “Tea Bagger” epthet that now seems stuck on the radical right movement. Terms like commie, pinko, fellow traveler seem dated in this post evil empire world. So, I have been giving this some thought an[...]
OccuPy Wall Street shows bigotry to creatures that have more than six legs.
Always the bad guy PZ Meyers comment on the demonization of the eight legged. Will this never stop?[...]
October 21st, 2011 - 8:13 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi Dead
Update: just added more video CAIRO Oct 20 (Reuters) – The body of deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been placed in a mosque in Misrata, al-Jazeera satellite television said on Thursday. Al-Arabiyya television said Gaddafi’s body was in Misrata, but said the body [...]
October 21st, 2011 - 5:53 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
An AVE Endorsement: Richard Mitchell
Take a look at this debate between incumbent King County Council member Jane Hague and her challenger Richard Mitchell for the position from Mercer Island. I was lucky enough to have dinner a few weeks ago with Mitchell, he is VERY IMPRESSIVE! He is that all to rare bird, a fellow who could ob[...]
Send a Pizza Pie to Westlake!
What are YOU doing? I am not a crowd person. In the 60s my involvement in civil rights was a small role with SNCC, I was skeptical about all the marches. I was wrong. However, I did what I could to support the movement from off of the streets. We may be returning to the sixties, […][...]
October 19th, 2011 - 10:15 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: What is it?
a. Float for Cairo Parade in Liberation Square b. Gaddafi’s limosine c. Construction tool for work in Algeria d. Battleship, Libya style e. US Special forces decoy[...]
October 19th, 2011 - 10:04 pm § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Scene: The 99% Occupy Westlake Mall
Seattle smiles on its occupation: photos from the front , Michael Hood, Blatherwatch We perambulated the flag-wrapped Occupy Wall Street protest encampment Saturday at Seattle’s Westlake Plaza aglow with economic populism and sweet lefty righteousness. Finally the left is speaking out to and f[...]