Impacts of Health Care Bill on Washington State
National by NW Digest Team on January 16th, 2010 with 2 Comments so far.By Roger Stark, MD
Health Care Policy Analyst
January 2010
U.S. House and Senate Democrats have passed two sweeping 2,000 page bills that would fundamentally and dramatically change our health care. There are significant differences between the two bills, but the more moderate Senate bill has the best chance of passing through the conference committee and being signed by the President. Both bills passed on a strict party-line vote, with essentially no support from minority Republicans.
Slade Gorton Weighs in on Intelligence Failures
National by Evan on January 4th, 2010 with No Comments so far.Former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) was a 9/11 Commission member.
This story was originally published on December 31, 2009.
Read excerpts of the interview with KOMO News here.
The Noble Prize for Stupidity
Opinion by Adam on October 9th, 2009 with No Comments so far.The award for Barack Obama may be the most stunningly undeserved use of the Nobel Peace Prize. When you add it up, the Nobel Prize Committee is giving Obama an “A” for effort, and even that’s not deserved when the President of France is calling you naive and making fun of you.
DNC Ad Boosting “Jay Inslee for Governor”?
Politics by Andrew on September 3rd, 2009 with No Comments so far.That’s the speculation over at Red County. Blogger Tom Forbes connects the dots on the Democratic National Committee buying up Puget Sound region ad time for Rep. Jay Inslee:
In fact, Josh Kraushaar of Politico is reporting that the Democratic National Committee is providing “political cover” for select House Dems, including Inslee, by running radio ads praising them for their support of Obama’s stimulus package.
Doubts About Effectiveness of NW Stimulus $
Politics by Evan on July 29th, 2009 with No Comments so far.The writing for workers in Oregon is on the wall: jobs are becoming scarcer as pink slips increase. The state is currently experiencing 12.4 percent unemployment. That’s nearly 3 points higher than the national average.
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