Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #108

Enhancing Freedom, Opportunity and Cooperation in Puget Sound and Beyond

Through informing and networking Liberals and Liberal Organizations.

 

Our vision is hundreds of thousands of well-informed Puget Sound Liberals working together.

 

February 8, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

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                        Table of Contents   * featured articles

 

Puget Sound Liberals

About Puget Sound Liberals

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Commentaries from Our Members

Dave Miller on Christian Fundamentalism in Our Military

Steve Graham on Corruption of Our Political Parties

Ray McBain: A Program for Progress

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

No Circular Firing Squad*

I Was Wrong.

What if Obama Was a Woman?  Or Clinton a Black?

Super Tuesday

State and Local  Links to the Beef

More Deaths Caused by Drunk Drivers Are Expected*

Governor Gregoire: Pluses and Minuses

2008 Legislative Session

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

Stagflation: Causes and Solutions**

Carpenters Union: Resolution for Fair Trade

An Iraqi 9/11

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Endorsements*

 

Recommended Books

 

 

 

Our Political Priorities

 

·       Fair Clean Elections and Open Government

·       Fair Taxes and Competent Spending

·       Investment for Productivity

·       Quality Health, Education, Jobs, Income and Retirement

·       Environmental Protection and Energy Independence

·       Personal Security and Equal Rights

·       Justice and Peace Everywhere

·       International Cooperation and Leadership

 

Conservatives oppose all of these

 

     Let’s End Our National Nightmare

 

         Let’s Restore Our American Dream

 

 

More on Conservative opposition to our American Dream

 

See Nancy Pelosi’s political priorities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Week

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.  Henry David Thoreau(1817 - 1862)

 

Thoreau’s Other Quotes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

 

King County Democrats - LD Meetings           Some 2008 Legislature Lobby Days

 

Thurston County Progressive Net

 

Alliance for Democracy                                 Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation

 

Town Hall Seattle Calendar                           Democratic Underground.Com

       

Washington Public Campaigns Calendar         Sierra Club Cascade Chapter Calendar           

 

Drinking Liberally                                         Conversation Cafe

 

Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice – Friday Night Movies      Liberal films on PBS

 

 

Calendar of Events and Petitions à next page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Calendar of Events

 

Saturday, February 9 at 10 AM at Kirkland City Hall (123 Fifth Avenue, Kirkland) – 48th District Legislators town meeting.  REMEMBER to attend your Democratic Presidential Caucuses afterwards!

 

Saturday February 9, 2008 at 1:30 – Democratic Precinct Caucuses.  Find your caucus location.  More information about caucus (Video).


Sunday, February 10 at 7 PM at University of Washington Kane Hall Room 120 – Panel: The Effects of Uninsuranace on our Communities, with Jim McDermott, Mike Kreidler, and Brent Asplin, sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program, Western Washington Chapter

 

Saturday, February 16 at 1 PM at East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church (12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue) -  Paul Loeb (Seattle author of Soul of a Citizen, Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time) will speak.  A follow up discussion group will meet on the following 3 Tuesdays at 7 PM.

 

Saturday, February 16 at 2:30-5 PM at Shoreline Regional Library (345 NE 175th Street, Shoreline) – Washington Public Campaigns Speakers Training Workshops.  For more.  To pre-register.

 

Saturday, February 16 at 6 PM at Town Hall (1119 – 8th Avenue, Seattle) – Americans United for Separation of Church and State presents an evening with Michael Weinstein, author of With God on Our Side who is concerned with church-state issues confronting military personnel.

 

Monday, February 19 at 10 PM at St. Martin’s University Pavilion (5300 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey) – Annual PCO/Party Activist Training, with special guest Montana Senator Jon Tester, $10 including lunch.  At 5 PM Crab Feed with prominent Democratic officials and legislators.  $40.  For more information and tickets.

 

Saturday, February 23 at 12:30 – 7:30 PM at University of Washington Kane Hall – Annual Washington ACLU Membership Conference, with Keynote address, workshops, Plenary, Reception and Film.  For more information.

 

Saturday, February 23 at 6:30 PM at Jim Simpson’s home (5236 South Mayflower, Seattle) – InSPIRE Potluck, movie ‘Sweet Crude: A Film about the Niger Delta’ and discussion Led by Sandi Cioffi. 

 

Saturday, February 23-24 at IBEW Hall (19802 62nd Ave S, Kent) – Democracy for America Grassroots Training, sponsored by Darcy Burner.  For more.  For more.

 

Friday, January 25 at 6:30 PM at Rick Hegdahl’s home (104 - 165th Avenue NE) – Lake Hills Liberals Salon, including Light Buffet and movie ‘Sicko?’ and discussion.  Bring beverage, fruit, cheese, crackers, etc

 

Sunday March 2 at 2:30-5 PM at Shoreline Regional Library (345 NE 175th Street, Shoreline) – Washington Public Campaigns Speakers Training Workshops.  For more.  To pre-register.

 

Saturday, March 22 at 10 AM at Bellevue City Hall (450 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue) – 48th District Legislators town meeting

 

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Opportunities

 

Many recommended 2007 books for liberals

 

Another (British) source of well informed commentaries.

 

Washington State Labor Council’s legislation tracker.

 

Join Working America in alliance with labor union members

 

Register for National Labor College courses.

 

See MoveOn’s new online tools.

 

Order Democracy in America ‘Precinct Organizing’ and other Night School Training videos

 

Download Wellstone’s free Voter Engagement School Manual.

 

Order Sightline’s 2007 Cascadia Scorecard.  See other research that they share with our politicians.

 

Order Lester Brown’s Plan B, #3.0, Mobilizing to Save Civilization.  For more.