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Thursday August 27, 2009 · 1:57 PM PDT

2009/08/27 · 13:57

Today was going to be just a normal day at the office.

Meet with scheduled clients, get some paperwork squared away, finish off some database issues. Rather, I received two stories ...

Coming through the door first thing, there was Kim. A woman of small build, a scruffy, quiet voice.

She's been driving bus for a local school district for a couple of years. It's a good Teamsters contract, and even has health coverage.

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Saturday October 18, 2008 · 9:18 PM PDT

2008/10/18 · 21:18

I'm drowning in historical moments in our country right now, and will post this later at night than I prefer, but campaign events and work prevent me from doing it at a better time of day.

A historic Presidential nominee.
A historic rematch between our Governor and her opponent from 2004.
A historic energy in this county of 400,000 plus voters.

And, to top it all off, we are the first county to offer Instant Runoff Voting, or Ranked Choice Voting, for our county offices. We are the first county in the 200 plus years of our country to utilize this system.

In short, this eliminated our primary here in Pierce County, Washington.

In the coming days this will be the ONLY time people have the opportunity to vote on these candidates.

I want to give you some history of what's gone on in the past 18 months since this passed, but if you want to simply help educate our Democratic voters in getting Democrats elected to our county offices, you can click here and donate $5, $10, $50 or whatever you think would be good to help us have government of, by and for we the people all the way down the ticket.

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Tuesday January 08, 2008 · 3:45 PM PST

2008/01/08 · 15:45

Honestly, we have a while before we do our selection of delegates for 2008 ... it's past that Tuesday in February, but I tell, you things are heating up, and I'm expecting record numbers again in this delegate accumulation process.

That said, the opposition is starting to fire up their engaging spirits.

We get some funny (and not so funny) calls at the office ... it pays to have wit on our end of the line.

From our coordinator:

I just got a really agressive phone call asking why "the Demcorats" would want a Muslim for President.

I said that I would be more than happy to answer the question if he would answer one in return.

"Ask away" he said in a less than friendly voice.

I asked why the Republicans would want a Mormon president.

He hung up.

Keep it up, it's a great year for the Democratic party.

New Hampshire is yet another victory for the American people.

Instant Runoff Voting strategies sought

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Wednesday December 12, 2007 · 3:28 PM PST

2007/12/12 · 15:28

2008.

It's a historic year. Not only because there will be a tide of Democratic victories that will make FDR's win over Hoover look like a close race, but there are unique and different voting methods being used for the first time in a partisan manner in our county ... and your thoughts would be appreciated.

After all, it's the first time in 230 odd years of our democratic republic this has been used.

If you are unfamiliar with RCV, here's primer (also called IRV): Primer

Another spot

I ask you two questions: (after the jump)

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Wednesday April 25, 2007 · 10:28 PM PDT

2007/04/25 · 22:28

Last November, opportunity and preparedness met, and two months later I took the reins to become the chair of the Democratic party in the second largest county in our state.

You can do it, too.

This was not an old guard/new guard switch. This was a dramatic shift in leadership styles and party building.

It's been three and 1/2 months since the election, so I figure it's time to share what went on, where we are, and where we are heading.

More after the flip.

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Thursday November 02, 2006 · 10:44 AM PST

2006/11/02 · 10:44

First off, I HATE talking about '08 right now.

I don't really care about who will run or what the outcomes will be for a Democratic victory then.

I'd prefer to start talking about it on 11/8.

But I realize today that the campaign begins on that day.

So, we win. Big deal.

I still don't think we should be talking about the who. We need to be talking about the WHAT.

Say we win (I honestly have mixed feelings on that one), we need to get the truth out there, advertising, talking points, whatever. The truth that since 1995 the Republican party has controlled the house and senate.

So, we need to be prepared to fight on the following issues: Read More

Harvard Law study: Bankruptcy Bill bad for business

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Tuesday June 21, 2005 · 4:07 PM PDT

2005/06/21 · 16:07

Yet again, the Republican party has proved that it is far from the party of free enterprise and capitalists.

They are exactly the opposite.

From our local business journal's daily e-mail:

New bankruptcy law removes safety net

Researchers from Harvard Law School and University of Nevada, Las Vegas say the new federal bankruptcy law fails to account for hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, independent contractors and self-employed individuals. The persons traditionally have turned to bankruptcy relief as an important safety net in their effort to recover from a failed undertaking.

Complete report:
Executive summary with .pdf link

Personal thoughts below the fold... Read More

Help save my milkman

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Friday June 03, 2005 · 10:42 AM PDT

2005/06/03 · 10:42

Okay, so I use him as the butt of some jokes (you have to when there's three kids running around).

But I really, really like my milkman.

He brings us milk.

And cheese (cottage, Tillamook cheddar).

And if we're nice, coffee, too.

Infact, he also supplies the local Tulley's coffee shops with their milk. Even my daughter's school gets the milk.

Why is it good?
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WASHINGTON state Kossak action!

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Sunday May 22, 2005 · 5:03 PM PDT

2005/05/22 · 17:03

We're tossing some e-mail around here in Tacoma regarding the filibuster, and the co-founder for America in Solidarity (a wonderful union group) just sent me this message: Read More