How your lawmakers voted

News Team | January 31, 2010

John Henrickson, TNT Political Buzz | 1-29-10 Here is how South Sound lawmakers voted recent on selected bills, as compiled by WashingtonVotes.org. Visit their Web site for a searchable database of issues and votes. …. Read More

Creating Jobs

PierceGOP | January 30, 2010

Dick Elmquist, Fircrest Our governor’s state of the state speech concentrated on creating jobs to fund the excessive Democrat’s spending. Question – How can jobs be created given the liberals anti-business agenda? Only the state’s businesses can generate real jobs while the liberal’s agenda is driving jobs out of the state. For instance, much of [...]

Justice Alito Was Right

News Team | January 28, 2010

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano – FOXNews.com | 1-28-10 Despite claims made by the president, last week’s Supreme Court opinion on campaign finance specifically excludes foreign nationals and foreign-owned corporations from its ruling …. Read More

TERROR: Suspect’s handling doesn’t inspire confidence

PierceGOP | January 27, 2010

PHIL RASCHKE; Lakewood Re: “At first, bomb suspect talked” (TNT, 1-24). The Associated Press story on the suspect who attempted to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight about to arrive in Detroit covered details of initial FBI interviews with him prior to his being read his right to remain silent. Legally, local investigators are allowed [...]

The tea party are representative of middle Americans

PierceGOP | January 27, 2010

Tuesday’s editorial (TNT-A Brutal lesson for Democrat Leaders) described the tea party demonstrators as ‘shameless demagoguery’. As a participant I object this inexplicable language. Yes, there was some over enthusiasm, but the vast majority of these party people were better informed on the subject than the Congressional staff. Among the crowd, some fragile seventy-year old [...]

Washington GOP reacts cooly to Oregon tax vote

News Team | January 27, 2010

Brad Shannon, The Politics Blog | 1-27-10 Republican leaders — namely, Sen. Mike Hewitt of Walla Walla and Rep. Richard DeBolt of Chehalis — said today that Washington is different than Oregon and Tuesday’s vote upholding some $700 million in tax increases in Oregon does not translate …. Read More

Washington State GOP Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address

News Team | January 27, 2010

WSRP.org | 1-27-10 BELLEVUE, WA – Washington State Republican Party Chairman Luke Esser released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s First State of the Union Address: “President Barack Obama continues to ignore the number one priority of the American people: creating jobs and getting our economy moving again. What the President fails [...]

Dems Vow to Resurrect Health Care Bill

News Team | January 27, 2010

ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer | 1-27-10 Giving up on overhauling the nation’s health care system is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address …. Read More

Public’s Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism

News Team | January 25, 2010

PEW Research Center | 1-25-10 Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise As Barack Obama begins his second year in office, the public’s priorities for the president and Congress remain much as they were one year ago. Strengthening the nation’s economy…. Read More

Senators Blast Obama on Panty Bomber

News Team | January 25, 2010

Stephen F. Hayes, The Weekly Standard | 1-25-10 A strong rebuke of the administration’s approach to terrorism. The two top senators on the Senate Homeland Security Committee have written to Attorney General Eric Holder and White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to urge the Obama administration to treat Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as an “unprivileged enemy [...]