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Olympia can be a scary place
A new blog is chronicling state government through the eyes of zombies, vampires and werewolves. Undead Olympia reads like a critique of budget cuts as written by George Romero (who gets a quote on the...
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Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell’s ‘Date Night’ companions
Tonight’s State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama is turning into a politician prom, with Republicans and Democrats pairing up in a symbolic show of bipartisanship. Eli Sanders at The...
View ArticleWant a free dinner? First get elected to the state House and then say “Let’s...
The first part might be hard. But the second way to qualify for the House Republicans contest is pretty easy. Just use the phrase that is the theme of the caucus in a floor speech and you get entered...
View ArticleApril Fools: Pol wants to pull double duty in Senate, House
Sen. Craig Pridemore says he will seek to be appointed to a vacant state House seat, serving in both the House and Senate at the same time. The Vancouver Democrat’s news release just happens to have...
View ArticleIn case you’re wondering what your legislators have been doing …
If only their problems writing a budget could be solved this easily. UPDATE 12:45 p.m.: Someone has taken down the light-hearted video from YouTube, perhaps the Senate videographers who apparently...
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A thousand words: Wayward cart finds way to councilman’s parking spot; photo op
Earlier this week, ace TNT intern Stephanie Kim wrote about a controversial proposal from City Councilman Ryan Mello that aims to “get abandoned shopping carts under control” to help reduce...
View ArticleHere are the recordings of 1964 phone calls between President Johnson and...
The links below are to the two recordings I write about in my Sunday column about LBJ’s congratulatory calls to Washington Sens. Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson. The column is here....
View ArticleWindle literally running for congress… with a big log on his back
At five-feet tall and 37 pounds, it’s not a typical political running mate. But for James Windle, Independent candidate in the 8th District from Snoqualmie, a big ol’ log is the perfect running mate....
View ArticleDemocratic candidate for governor Jay Inslee serenades Tacoma Rotarians
You know how at Rotary Club meetings they always come up with silly ways to recognize members who are having a birthday? OK, maybe you don’t. But trust us, it’s silly. Like having the birthday boys and...
View ArticleThe Daily Show mocks TV news’ coverage of marijuana legalization vote
Warning: Some crude language. The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cPost-Democalyptic World - Marijuana Legalizationwww.thedailyshow.com … Read more »
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