Leaving aside the drama of our Presidential politics, WASTATE is also eelcting an Attorney General. The race is between two lawyers … Bob Ferguson and Reagan Dunn. My question is why do we need either one? The Federal Government does not have an elected AG. Why can’t we hire the best[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Washington State’
BREAKING NEWS: Romney may not appear on WA ballots!
Lawsuit would keep Romney off Washington ballot[...]
August 16th, 2012 - 3:40 pm § in Misc.
AVE PREDICTS: ROMNEYISMS: Commercial to run during Romney Convention
Romney and Trump, two men with class! Trump has supposedly paid for this ad.[...]
Election 2012: The local scene
Joel Connelly at the PI has an insightful view of the disarray onf Washington State Democrats as we approach to 2012 primary. Where the Rs are built around the core of vested wealth, the D’s old core are the unions, especially the teachers’ unions. This establishment, represents the jo[...]
McKenna’s Education Proposal … Magical Budgeting.
My biggest disappointment is that McKenna has acted more like a promise laden Democrat than like a business promoting Republican. I am disappointed. I had considered voting for McKenna despite the Tea Part albatross he carries. people I trust had told me that McKenna, a UW graduate, had a sincer[...]
July 28th, 2012 - 7:44 pm § in Politics, The Ave Scene
Election 2012: DelBene takes the lead
On her facebook page, Suzan DelBene wrote, “New independent poll shows us continuing to build momentum! We now lead all Democrats in the primary by 4+ points. Plus the poll highlights that voters want the focus to be on jobs and the economy.”[...]
July 25th, 2012 - 9:45 am § in Politics
Burner vs. DelBene
As predicted previously on THE-Ave.US, Suzan DelBene appears to be increasing her share of the vote and is, therefore, likely to the democratic candidate against Koster in the 1st. My opinion irritates Darryl Holman, my dear friend and a far better political numerologist than I. So let me share hi[...]
July 20th, 2012 - 8:03 am § in The Ave Scene
Burner: the polls look bad for her in the 1st.
This is very bad news for Darcy. Over at HorseAss, Darryl has posted recent results: Koster (R) 48% Burner (D) 17% DelBene (D) 13% Hobbs (D) 5% Ruderman (D) 4% Rauniyar (D) 1% Ishmael (I) 1% Undecided 11% Another way of looking at these numbers is that Koster is at 48, with 11% independent. If [&h[...]
What is a “New Democrat?” Is Darcy Burner a “New Democrat?”
The term “new Democrats” is fraught with partisanship. At the presidential level, the term was first used to describe Bill Clinton and now refers to the so called moderate Democrats who support President Obama. The new Democrats stand out in contrast to doctrinaire progressive D[...]
I am voting against Rob McKenna Because I Support His Education Agenda
I had expected to vote for Rob McKenna. I had two reasons: 1. I was very impressed by McKenna’s stand on eduction. He has adopted the Obama agenda … tough teacher evaluations, replacing union work rules for teachers with professional standards, charter schools, and a commitmen[...]