Darcy!!!! It seems to me that the best way to think about the new First is that it is full of “business democrats.” How can a KOS netizen serve THEIR interests? I suggest you build your campaign around what I call the “Lego model. ” Imagine you had bought Lego piece[...]
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December 21st, 2011 - 11:58 am § in Hypocrisy
Darcy Burner, Nerd?
Darcy and I are both “Harvards.” I am thrilled that my fellow alum is bright, committed, and wants to be a Congressman. BUT Darcy needs to do something about the “her image” thing. When Darcy ran for Congress before, Congressman Reichert made an issue … with lots [...]
August 7th, 2010 - 10:06 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
Dear Darcy Burner
Recently, I posted on another blog about my disappointment of the path Darcy Burner, a former candidate for Congress from the Eastside, has taken after loosing her campaign against Dave Reichert. Darcy took offense. My response explains some of the reasons I believe The-Ave is important. .. no[...]
November 11th, 2016 - 5:13 pm § in Misc.
Commentary by David Brewster: Maybe Leaderless is Good?
David Brewster Fascinating times for Democrats, now leaderless. The article contends that the Dems were so occupied in rescuing the economy during Obama years, and then coalescing around Hillary, that they have not really debated whether to be the party of sane liberal capitalism/globalism/identity [...]
July 23rd, 2016 - 9:12 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Iniitiative 123: Xanadu comes to Seattle
Christopher Goodwin Initiative 123 is a plan to build a new viaduct on the site of the existing viaduct and make it into an elevated park from Pier 70 all the way to the stadiums. They are claiming that this will be exactly like New York’s Highline park. In 1980 a rail company gave the […][...]
July 21st, 2016 - 10:24 am § in Misc.
Comment by SMS: I Side with Ben Carson on Transgender Rights
The issue ought not to be what what gender is somehow given by God, by birth or even by choice. The real issue should be the how can we balance the right of privacy against our respect for differences? There are very obvious ways to solve the real problems of BOTH privacy and access to [&helli[...]
March 2nd, 2016 - 8:35 am § in Misc.
I see a huge challenge finding a female to play Trumpette
Sandeep Kaushik on FACEBOOK says that Trump v. Clinton is going to be “spectacularly, historically negative and ugly” because we have “two candidates who are unpopular and not trusted by most voters.” Sandeep speaks as a political operative in a year where we are likely [...]
July 12th, 2013 - 8:54 am § in Schools & Colleges
BREAKING NEWS: Why not recruit the next University President from Disney?
Janet Napolitano to become President of the University of California? “While some may consider her to be an unconventional choice, Secretary Napolitano is without doubt the right person at the right time to lead this incredible university,” the former film studio executive Sherry Lansing, who he[...]
Can Darcy Burner Represent the New 8th?
The New 8th Looks Republican to Me The base for Darcy’s candidacy was her roots in Redmond, Kirkland and the north end of Bewllevue .. the land that Microsoft built. That was part of the old eighth, where she lost to Reichert. Now she lives in the new first. Now, her chances depend on the [&he[...]