from Seattle Times: OLYMPIA — If there was ever an odd couple in the state Legislature, it would be Sens. Ed Murray and Joe Zarelli. (excerpted) They are polar opposites. Murray’s a liberal, openly gay Democratic lawmaker from Capitol Hill who supports creating a state income tax. Zarelli[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Right politics and culture’
January 17th, 2011 - 10:26 pm § in America
Rhetoric: Diagnosis by Mug Shot
(updates, original post 14 Jan 2011) On the Berkeley Blog, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, associate professor of psychology, diagnoses insanity via a mug shot and media commentary. He says that the “smiling mugshot of Jared Loughner (has sent) chills down people’s spine.” and then goes on t[...]
January 14th, 2011 - 12:01 pm § in Politics
Seattle: What is happening?
A Valuable Resource Jean Buskin, of Biochemistry at UW, runs a blog and calendar of local events at this blog. Worth a look! Some highlights below:[...]