Rep. Kristiansen: Government Takeover of Health Care Bad Prescription for All
Opinion by NW Digest Team on July 16th, 2009 with No Comments so far.By State Rep. Dan Kristiansen
The Obama administration is proposing a government takeover of our nation’s health care system. I recently joined with other Republican colleagues in the state House of Representatives voicing concerns to our congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. I’d like to share that letter with you.
Brewster: It’s a Susan Hutchison Kind of Year
Politics by NW Digest Team on July 15th, 2009 with 1 Comment so far.If you’ve been paying attention to the liberal blogs, or the local media, you might have wondered why Susan Hutchison–who continues to lead in all the polls–is often so quickly dismissed as just someone who once “read the news.” Perhaps that’s because Hutchison is strategically picking and choosing her media battles, and in so doing, managing to stay above the media fray of a knock-down drag out fight among other top contenders.
King County: The Campaign for Incompetence
Opinion by NW Digest Team on July 14th, 2009 with 1 Comment so far.In case you missed it, from yesterday’s SeattlePI.com:
There’s a fight within the fight for King County executive. It’s a tag team grudge match between the four high-profile Democrats running for the job that pits King County Councilmen Dow Constantine and Larry Phillips against state lawmakers Fred Jarrett and Ross Hunter. It boils down to this question – which budget is more busted, the state’s or the county’s?
Gregoire Charting Careful Social Media Course
Politics by NW Digest Team on July 7th, 2009 with No Comments so far.In our continuing series on Northwest politicos and technology, we received a reply from Governor Gregoire’s Office today. The reply and our analysis follows after the jump. Continue Reading
Happy 4th of July! Tea Parties Across the Northwest
Politics by NW Digest Team on July 4th, 2009 with No Comments so far.Among other things happening on Independence Day around the Northwest, the Tea Party movement is again holding events. We have sent out a message on Twitter, asking activists taking part in the events to send us photos. Check back this afternoon and evening for a wrap up!
If you attended a Tea Party today, please feel free to post in the comments an estimate of the number of attendees, and any anecdotes from the event.
Gallery begins below the jump…
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