Judicial elections are different from all other elections in Washington State.
This is usually the time of year when columnists don’t write about politics because nothing is really going on.
A few weeks ago I surveyed the major contenders for Barack Obama’s running mate and concluded that he will likely select a popular Governor in a swing state.
Barack Obama and “change.”
How well do you, your family and friends know your country’s history? Take the following quiz and find out. It could make for some interesting conversations during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Every candidate for president, the U.S. Senate and Congress should be asked the following question this year: Do you want the price of gasoline to come down?
What makes someone great at what they do? What propels them to the top of the pack?
With his party’s nomination in hand, would Barack Obama be better off with Hillary Clinton as his running mate?
Obviously she thinks so. If she’s not on the ticket and Obama wins, she’ll be sidelined for at least four and perhaps eight years, at which point she’ll be 68.
The Washington State Republican convention last weekend in Spokane should have been dull and uneventful.
All they had to do was approve a slate of national convention delegates to support the obvious nominee, John McCain, vote for a short, concise party platform and leave town.
Instead the tenacious Ron Paul people, who made up more than a third of the delegates, contested the McCain forces on virtually every front.
Wanna buy a car that’s gentle on the environment?
Then don’t buy a new hybrid. Are you buying organic food because it’s good for the environment? If so, you’re making a mistake.
Those are just two of the 10 claims made by the writers at WIRED magazine in its lead story: “Inconvenient Truths: Get Ready to Rethink What it Means to be Green.”
It’s expected that transportation will be the biggest local issue in the 2008 elections.
OK, you decide.
On my desk is a recent issue of TIME magazine devoted to the dangers of global warming.
Every once in a while, an election comes along that decides not just the next four years but the next 20.
