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An initiative skeptic sizes up the ballot measures
Initiatives do more harm than good, so they deserve close scrutiny. Only one passes muster with this writer.
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The Grover Norquist factor in our state politics
The king of the no-tax-increase pledge has strong support in Congress and with some key figures in the Washington Legislature. But Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna is not taking the pledge.
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A Biblical parable for Occupy Seattle: the issue is fairness
After the public bailed out the banks, the banks turned around and kept foreclosing, handing out bonuses, and hoarding their cash. The Bible tells a story about people who get all kinds of help and will not share.
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Can 'Occupy' protests galvanize Obama?
In the Depression, FDR won re-election over populist insurgencies by running on a strong jobs and fairness platform. Obama, slower to respond, still might do the same, helped by the fading of the Tea Party. Here are some lessons from American history.
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A new kind of congressional earmark: no spending
Congress giving up on the idea of growth, prompting the dawn of a new era of contraction in the economy.