Sen. Patty Murray is backing Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court. That comes as no surprise, considering Murray is a Democrat, and all the Ds are backing Obama's first court pick.And considering that Murray has made no secret of her general support for the…
Tuesday was Obama's birthday...although if one doubts he was born in the U.S., shouldn't one also doubt the day? The celebration plus a preview of Congress's upcoming dog days of summer in this video from TalkingPointsMemo.
The Spokane County Parks Department’s fiscal controls over two of its pools were so lax last year that the cash registers were overflowing with cash and sometimes left unattended, a state auditor’s report said. Parks staff didn’t keep good track of swimming passes, didn’t calculate…
The state Public Disclosure Commission is opening a formal investigation into a complaint the home builders filed last month against Envision Spokane. The Spokane Home Builders Association filed a complaint last month, alleging the citizens group did not file all the necessary information on where…
Candidates for the South Spokane District 2 seat on the City Council are appearing at a forum Wednesday evening at the East Central Community Center.The primary ballot features challengers David Elton, Steve Eugster, Greg Ridgley, Kristana Sabestinas and Jon Snyder running against incumbent Mike Allen.…
Spin Control experienced light blogging over the weekend because I was in Vegas being separated from my money on Sat. and Sun., and tied up with a non-political story Monday. Apologies to readers wondering What's going on?Here's a quick look at the big news of…
Most mornings around 7 a.m., Manito Park is the province of joggers, dog walkers and ducks on “dawn patrol” for healthy eats because the “do not feed” signs have cut back their junk food. But about once a month, it’s the site of a special…
Apparently, there wasn't much for the national news media to report on Thursday, so they concentrated on Obama having a beer with a couple guys from Cambridge, Mass. TalkingPointsMemo distills it down to its essence.
My guess is that of all the labels that might stick on Steve Eugster, "Cowles sycophant" is not one of them, despite the accusation from David Elton mentioned in the previous post.Still, I think it's worth mentioning this nugget from an interview I had with…
Last night's City Council debate sponsored by the Campaign for Liberty, went free of personal attacks until David Elton landed one on Steve Eugster.Elton, who is competing against Eugster and four other candidates for the right to represent south Spokane, complained about a blog post…
Wednesday in 100 seconds, courtesy of TalkingPointsMemo.
Finally off single topic synopses, TalkingPointsMemo compiles clips of beer, blue dogs and Sonia Sotomayor from Tuesday.
For those who missed the Sarah Palin farewell speech, or are tired of hearing clips diced and sliced on 24-hour news, here's a rendition of her ode to Alaska, recited by William Shatner Monday night on the Tonight Show.
Here's 100 seconds of discussing the president having a Bud with a couple of new buds...from TalkingPointsMemo.
Gotta love a story with legs, and that's exactly what the Barack Obama birth certificate "controversy" seems to have.Love it even more when the legs include local folks or place. First it was Orly Taitz asking Chief Justice Roberts a question about the controversy down…
The August primary ballots go in the mail this week, and they're due back in the mail by Aug. 18.For those of you still wondering about which Spokane City Council candidate deserves your vote, there are a couple chances coming up to see them up…
Here's a look at the talking head discussion, mostly of health care reform, that you may have missed Sunday if you were at the lake, the campgrounds, the beach or just in bed.
The Spokane City Council holds a hearing Monday night on putting a major charter change known as the Community Bill of Rights on the November ballot. No one who fancies him or herself both an astute political observer and a sane betting person would wager…
Tim Eyman, the state's premier initiative entrepreneur, endorsed Spokane City Council Candidate Mike Fagan this week.This should come as no huge surprise to anyone with the remotest knowledge of state politics, considering Fagan is Eyman's longtime cohort in a dozen or so years of initiative…
A quick review of Thursday, before you get too in to Friday, from the folks at TalkingPointsMemo.
OK, this is getting strange, in an "Art imitates life imitates art" kind of way. Doonesbury's network correspondent Roland Hedley began tweeting on the Obama birth certificate "controversy" last night. Here are his tweets, in reverse chron order:Tomorrow: 9-part tweetage on Birther movement. Was POTUS…
The Obama Birth Certificate "controversy" is getting more and more attention from the news media this summer. Apparently they have run out of stories telling people that Michael Jackson is still dead.So much attention, in fact, that Jon Stewart weighed in last nigh, with clips…
Quick look at Wednesday from the folks at TalkingPointsMemo.
Callers to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers tele-town hall meeting were pretty convinced that the government shouldn't take over health care and the Eastern Washington Republican should do everything in her power to stop socialized medicine.She didn't much disagree.Among her comments on proposals by President Obama…
A local Republican organization is sponsoring a candidate forum for three of this fall's races: Two contested Valley City Council races and the City of Spokane's Northwest District 3 race.The forum starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mirabeau Park, and is scheduled to feature the…
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