Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #124

Enhancing Freedom, Opportunity and Cooperation in Puget Sound and Beyond

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2300 members May 30, 2008

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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

Gael Tarleton on Winning Trust for Port of Seattle*

Bill McQuaid on Public Campaign Financing

Jean Carlson on Public Campaign Financing

Carol Davidek-Waller on Public Ownership of PSE

Larry Kalb on Perspectives on Health Care

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

Winning Campaign Strategies for Barack Obama*

State Polls Favorable to Presumed Nominee Obama

Libertarians: Half Liberal. Half Conservative.

NeoCon William Kristol Is Wrong About Mainstream.

Our Lives and Politics Are Full of Kluges.

State and Local Links to the Beef

Tax Breaks for Washington Special Interests*

Coattails Can Extend Up As Well As Down

Nation and World Links to the Beef

Are Corporations People?*

Responding to a Conservative’s Imagined Threats

Is Marrying Your First Cousin Harmful?

Our Liberal Spirit

Elitism Versus Our Conventional Wisdom?

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

· 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

Washington State’s 4 Major Needs

· Federal Funding for Health and Education

· A Progressive Income Tax

· Public Campaign Financing

· Replacing Republican Legislators

Quote of the Week

It’s not what we don’t know that hurts: it’s what we know that ain’t so. Will Rogers (1879-1936)

More Will Rogers Quotations

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

Saturday, May 31 at 12 Noon at Seattle Town Hall (8^th and Seneca, Seattle) – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans speak against the war. $5. Sponsored by many peace organizations.

Sunday, June 1 at 2:30 PM at Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center (1500 Broadway, Tacoma) – Sound Alliance Founding Assembly. For more about Sound Alliance.

Friday, June 6 at 7 PM at Seattle Town Hall (1119 8th Ave, Seattle) – Cindy Sheehan speaking on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy $10-25. For more.

Friday, June 6 at 7 PM at the Rainier UU Center (835 Yesler Way, Seattle) – Screening and Discussion of Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer.

Saturday, June 7 at 9:45 AM – 4:30 PM at the Atrium in the Broderick Building (615 – 2^nd Avenue, Seattle) – Values and Framing Workshop, How to Use Progressive Values to Win Elections and Influence People. Sponsored by Progressive Majority. RSVP.

Saturday, June 7 at 2 PM at Burlington Public Library (820 E. Washington Avenue, Burlington) – SiCKO, Special Features and HR 676: The Single Payer Solution. Sponsored by United for National Healthcare. To help arrange this event.

Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 PM at Mountaineers Building (300 Third Avenue West, Seattle) – Progressive Majority 4^th Annual Casino Night Fundraiser, with Ron Sims. $35. For more information and to register.

Saturday, June 7 at 7 PM at University Temple United Methodist Church (1415 NE 43rd Street, Seattle) – Dahr Jamail speaking Iraq and its relationship with Iran. Sponsored by Interfaith Network of Concern for People of Iran, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and Church and Society Team of University Temple United Methodist