Openness in Local Government

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Thursday July 17, 2008 · 5:02 PM PDT

2008/07/17 · 17:02

Too often, local governments avoid the media attention that state and national governments do. And, yet, many of the decisions made by school boards, city councils and county commissions are often the ones which affect our daily lives the most. With reduced scrutiny, some local governments make decisions on behalf of the public without the necessary input to make the right decision for the community, and may even lapse into excluding the public from participating at all.

Crossposted at VoteBrianSayrs.com

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Monday July 14, 2008 · 2:38 PM PDT

2008/07/14 · 14:38

I'm currently running for Spokane County Commissioner in eastern Washington, so I'm pleased to report that I've seen a great deal of progress on the Netroots Nation Island--including progress on my booth!

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Friday March 09, 2007 · 7:13 PM PST

2007/03/09 · 19:13

I have friends, if you permit that "friends" includes people who forward neocon propaganda to my email inbox. Hence, I have access to electronic missives from RNC Chairman Mike Duncan. Of course, these emails give us a picture of what neocons believe their followers need to hear to keep them under their ever-shrinking tent:

The Democrats cannot stop trying to micromanage the War in Iraq, despite the fact that they still have no plan for victory. First, they put forward their 'slow-bleed' withdrawal strategy, which would have gradually reduced resources for our men and women in uniform while they were still in harm's way. The resulting uproar from around the country forced them to backtrack.

For more on the RNC's latest misinformation campaign against its own people, there's more....

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WA-05: Goldmark peaking as McMorris falters

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 8:46 PM PST

2006/11/04 · 20:46

Today I spent several hours participating and observing the progress of the candidates in the race for the fifth district of Washington: Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris and Democratic challenger Peter Goldmark. The professionalism of the two campaigns is showing through, and if competence has anything to do with politics, this will be a Democratic pickup on Tuesday.

Goldmark's events today were professional and enthusiastic. McMorris' campaign suffered from gaffes which border on the comical. Read More

WA-05: McMorris (R-WA) cuts and runs [UPDATED]

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 10:28 AM PDT

2006/10/13 · 10:28

Cut and run /kut n run/ v. Avoiding the real issues in a cowardly denial of reality. See "Republican incumbents."

In two new television advertisements, Cathy McMorris cuts and runs, denying her lockstep submission to her Republican Party bosses and lying about Peter Goldmark's tax position.

Meanwhile, Peter's fundraising success, which focuses on individual citizens rather than PACs from which he has refused contribution, has continued to outpace expectations. Read More

WA-05: McMorris fails veterans, farmers all in one week

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Sunday October 01, 2006 · 8:15 PM PDT

2006/10/01 · 20:15

While Cathy McMorris-Rodgers continued to air her first TV advertisement touting her work to save Fairchild Air Force Base and protecting farmers, Peter Goldmark has premiered a new TV ad, and challenged her to help drought-stricken farmers across the country. Read More

WA-05: Voters put neocon McMorris on notice

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Thursday September 21, 2006 · 10:41 AM PDT

2006/09/21 · 10:41

Looking over the raw numbers from the Washington 5th might disappoint progressives. As of 9:16:56 AM PDT Wednesday, Peter Goldmark trailed Cathy McMorris 34,185 to 46,340. Goldmark didn't even win Spokane County, the largest, and one of the most attainable, targets in the district.

Of course, the neocons aren't looking any deeper than that.

We, however, know better. Goldmark and McMorris weren't competing directly, so a closer look is necessary. When you drill down to see what happened at the local level, take the downballot races into account, and a look at a little bit of 5th district history, a different picture forms. (Intro edited for clarity!) Read More

Gov. Schweitzer Interview in Spokane

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Saturday September 09, 2006 · 6:35 PM PDT

2006/09/09 · 18:35

Governor Brian Schweitzer visited Spokane, Washington, today to support the candidacy of Peter Goldmark for US Representative against Cathy McMorris.

He took a break in the action between the fundraiser and an event honoring veterans and 9/11 victims to talk with me about Montana, eastern Washington, American sources of clean energy, this year's midterm election (including predictions), and, in a question he asked of himself, who's going to be the next President of the United States. Read More

Club for Growth Senate Endorsements

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Tuesday September 05, 2006 · 6:30 PM PDT

2006/09/05 · 18:30

The Club for Growth endorsed three Senate candidates today: Mike Bouchard (Michigan), Michael Steele (Maryland), and Mike McGavick (Washington).

At least in the case of Mike McGavick, I'm pleased with the endorsement, because the Club for Growth is becoming a red flag for voters. In his television advertisements, McGavick has been attempting to suggest that he's opposed to partisanship and just wants to work with others to get things done. Here's another one. Fortunately, this endorsement shows this for the scam it is.

But even as I'm attempting to concentrate on the political aspects of this development, I can't help thinking: what is it with Republican senate candidates named Mike that make them so irresistible to the CfG?

Local progressives at the helm

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Saturday September 02, 2006 · 12:07 PM PDT

2006/09/02 · 12:07

Today we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Liberty Lake with a Spokane Symphony Orchestra concert in Pavillion Park complete with birthday cake!

Yes, I realize that most of you believe that you're celebrating labor and all the labor movement did for this nation this weekend (like bringing us the weekend), but perhaps, if you give me a moment to explain, you'll agree that there's plenty of weekend to go around this year.

And I hope we'll also agree that local elections make as much difference in the lives of Americans as do national elections. Read More

Ethical relativity victimizes patients

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Friday September 01, 2006 · 10:19 AM PDT

2006/09/01 · 10:19

The Washington State Board of Pharmacy considered, much to the public's dismay, a proposal to allow pharmacists to deny the delivery of medications if the medicines have an effect that is contrary to their moral code. The irrationality of the episode was such that a pharmacist on the board, ironically, dismissed Governor Gregoire's comments about protecting patients' rights because the governor "is not a doctor."

Fortunately, cooler heads have prevailed, a victory for reproductive rights in a state which guaranteed reproductive privacy rights in 1991 with the passage of Initiative 120. Full hearings on the proposed rule are expected to come in January.
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WA-Sen: McGavick misleading voters...again

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Wednesday August 30, 2006 · 10:09 AM PDT

2006/08/30 · 10:09

Mike! McGavick is currently running a radio ad which attempts to mislead the people of Washington into thinking that the incumbent, Maria Cantwell, opposes sales tax deductibility on our federal income taxes.

True, Senator Cantwell voted against the so-called Trifecta bill (H.R. 5970) which would have permanently eliminated the estate tax, lowered the minimum wage for tip earners in Washington, and allowed sales taxes to be deducted from federal income taxes for one additional year. This is the basis upon which Mike! makes his claim.

However, Mike!'s assertion that Senator Cantwell opposes the sales tax deduction is off-base, considering that Cantwell herself co-sponsored a bill which would make the sales tax deduction permanent. Read More

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WA-05: McMorris (R-WA) cuts and runs [UPDATED]

WA-05: McMorris fails veterans, farmers all in one week

WA-05: Voters put neocon McMorris on notice

Gov. Schweitzer Interview in Spokane

Club for Growth Senate Endorsements

Local progressives at the helm

Ethical relativity victimizes patients

WA-Sen: McGavick misleading voters...again