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January 6th, 2016 - 9:55 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: A loss for Seattle that makes me a greater fan of Reuven!

Husband, father, entrepreneur and citizen legislator: The right priorities for me. JANUARY 6, 2016 In recent days since the widely respected Jim McDermott announced his retirement I have reflected deeply on the prospect of running for Congress. It is with a profound sense of calm and personal re[...]

January 6th, 2016 - 7:17 am § in Misc.

UPDATE: Sawant, as predicted, is mulling her chances to run for the MickeyD seat!

As predicted on TA. Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a self described Troskyist Socialist, has begun mooting  her candidacy for Congress. She does not currently live within the 7th District, but at least acc. to the Seattle Times) congressional candidates are not required to live in the d[...]

January 6th, 2016 - 5:38 am § in Misc.

More rumors about District 7.

I have previously suggested there would be corporate candidate to succeed MickeyD. David Brewster on FB suggests that could  be Sally Jewell!  She is  the impressive Secretary of the Interior and a former  president and CEO of Seattle’s iconic  REI.  Jewell is the daughter of a UW Pro[...]

November 25th, 2015 - 9:55 am § in Misc.

Sawantism: Sawant loses bid for parental leave

  Council Passes Budget After Fight Over Paid Parental Leave | Seattle Politics Sawant spars with rest of council over parental leave funding in final budget vote. SEATTLEMET.COM I support leave BUT …as usual .., Sawant is all about show. Leave needs to consider fairness to non parents, t[...]

November 24th, 2015 - 1:16 am § in Misc.

Sawant and Hypocrisy

Sawant: Seattle must stand up to wave of bigotry by Kshama Sawant – at the Seattle Globalist Nov 20, 2015   Seattle City Councilmeber Kshama Sawant. (Photo via City of Seattle.) We have all watched in horror the tragedy that took place in Paris, and our hearts go out to the victims and t[...]

November 13th, 2015 - 1:24 am § in Misc.

Sawantism: New Speak

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November 10th, 2015 - 12:21 pm § in Misc.

On Facebook, David Brewster predicts that Sawant and Sawantism will now wane in Seattle.

 I think David is naive,    Her popularity may wane but it is likely not important because the underlying issue is not Sawant as Savant, policy, it is power. SEIU is trying to establish itself as a big player in Seattle’s power structure.   Here is what I expect to happen:   SEIU/SA  mo[...]

November 7th, 2015 - 11:27 am § in Misc.

David Brewster: Is Sawant Running For Jim’s Seat?

David Brewster :  Josh Feit of Publicola has an important take on the election: Sawant won re-election but lost the election. She proved to have few coattails for other candidates and may find she has only one real ally among the 9 councilmembers, namely Mike O’Brien. This outcome reminds me[...]

January 3rd, 1942 - 10:16 am § in Misc.

Seattle CD7 Election Tags!

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