Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #118

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                        Table of Contents   * Featured Articles

 

About Puget Sound Liberals

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

  How Would You Spend $3 Trillion instead of Iraq?**

 

Commentaries from Our Members

Phyllis Huster Announces Her Candidacy*

Donald Smith on King County Democratic Platform

Rob Dolin on King County Democrats eNewsletter*

Marcee Stone: It’s Funding, Not Race or Gender

Norma Turner on Poor Headline Priorities

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

What is Liberalism?

Comparing Barack Obama with Earlier U.S. Leaders*

A Conservative’s Reaction to Barack Obama

What If Bush in 2000 & 2004 Faced Our 2008 Primaries

State and Local  Links to the Beef

Toward a Progressive State Income Tax*

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

Arguing for Extending our Iraq Occupation

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Compassion, A Personal, Social and Political Value*

 

Recommended Books

 

 

Quote of the Week

 

It is not enough to be compassionate.  You must act.    Dalai Lama, The Path to Tranquility: Daily Wisdom   For more.

 

 

 

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

 

Washington State’s 4 Major Challenges

 

·       Federal Funding for Health and Education

·       A Progressive Income Tax

·       Public Campaign Financing

·       Replacing Republican Legislators

 

Public Campaign Financing has been our main issue for almost 2 years.  Our main issue will now be promoting a Progressive Income Tax.  For more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

 

King County Democrats - LD Meetings            Some 2008 Legislature Lobby Days

 

Thurston County Progressive Net                  Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation

 

Alliance for Democracy                                Democratic Underground.Com                          

 

Town Hall Seattle Calendar                            Sierra Club Cascade Chapter Calendar          

       

Washington Public Campaigns Calendar          Conversation Cafe

 

Whatcom County Peace and Justice Calendar  Drinking Liberally                                        

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Calendar of Events

Friday, April 18 at 6 PM at The Great Nabob (819 5th Avenue North, Seattle) – Washington Public Campaigns Victory Party

Friday, April 18 at 7 PM at King County Library Administration Building (960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah) – American Democracy Movie Night “No End In Sight” and discussion, hosted by 5th District Democrats.  About U.S. Iraq policy errors leading to present chaos.

Friday, April 18 – April 20 at Varsity Theater (4329 University Way NE, Seattle) – Movie: Body of War.  For more.

Sunday, April 20 at 2-5 PM at the Historic Railroad Depot (50 Rainier Blvd North, Issaquah) – Phyllis Huster Campaign for 5th Legislative District Senator Kick-off.  For more information.  Help make our Eastside Blue.

Wednesday, April 23 at 7 PM at the Bradford Center (705 – 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue) – Movie Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train and discussion.  Sponsored by Eastside Fellowship for Reconciliation.

Thursday, April 24 at 7 PM at Woodshed Studios (300 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle – Benefit Concert for Katrina victims, including discussion of community building by Aaron Dixon, 2006 U.S. Senate candidate.  Price $20

Friday, April 25 at 6:30 PM at Rick Hegdahl’s home (104 - 165th Avenue NE) – Lake Hills Liberals Salon, including Light Buffet and a discussion by Duff Badgley of a Climate Manifesto.  Bring beverage, fruit, cheese, crackers, etc

Saturday, April 26 at 9:30-3:30 at Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Avenue N., Seattle) – Green My Ride.  Free Alternative transportation fair.

Saturday, April 26 at 9:30 AM – 4 PM at Franklin High School (3013 South Mount Baker Boulevard, Seattle) – Equal Voice for America’s Families Town Meeting.  For more information.  For more information. 

Saturday, April 26 at 1:30 PM at the New Everett Theatre (2911 Colby Avenue, Everett) – Forum: Universal Health Care – What Should It Be and How Do We Get It?  League of Women Voters, Health Care for All – Washington, Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Communities of Color Coalition and AAUW, Everett Branch.

Monday, April 28 at 7 PM at Seattle REI (222 Yale Avenue North, Seattle) – Coolstate Forum “Cap and Trade: What is it and will it work?”, presenters from Sierra Club, WA Dept. of Ecology and Sightline Institute.  RSVP.

Friday, May 2 at 7 PM at the Rainier UU Center (835 Yesler Way, Seattle