Olivia deHavilland, Gone With The Wind’s last surviving cast member, will be 100 years old tomorrow. She played Melanie Wilkes in the iconic film.[...]
Archive for June 30th, 2016
Trump Vetts Christie for Veep
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), once a rival to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has emerged as a contender to become Trump’s vice presidential running mate. Christie, who endorsed Trump soon after he ended his own bid for the GOP nomination, is being vetted by those l[...]
Michael Katze, UW Professor, charged with sex abuse
Norm Arkans, the UW public relations spokesman, has announced that UW virus researcher Michael Katze is being charged with sexual harassment. “His conduct was inappropriate and not in any way reflective of the university’s values,” UW spokesman Norm Arkans said today in a statement posted[...]
Seattle’s Congressional Race: Is Carpet Bagging OK?
I may vote for Pramila Jayapal, BUT: Before deciding how to vote, I worry that Pramila is a carpetbagger. She does not live in District 7, my District. Pramila’s District, District 9, has a diverse population of poor refugees. These are immigrants fleeing poverty and war in Asia, Lati[...]
Warren for VEEP, Kennedy for Senate!
WARREN FOR VEEP KENNEDY FOR SENATE Warren seems to me to be the best possible choice as Hillary’s Veep. But, who would replace her in the Senate? The issue is not just that Mass. has a Republican Governor, Charlie Baker. That term would be short in Mass. because of state laws about by ele[...]
Open Elections For Political Parties Can Not Work in America
The problem here is the American idea of what a political party is. To function as a party, the D or the R needs to be a party. A party needs a structure, ti needs leaders. Those leaders need ot be chosen by some mechanism. Usually that means D or R politicians who get elected also get to[...]