Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #127

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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

Aaron Ostrom: BIAW attack ads against Gov. Gregoire

Ann Martin on Kucinich’s articles of impeachment

Ray McBain: John Stuart Mills’ On Liberty

Jack Smith on the Real Costs of Government

Larry Kalb on Universal Access to Quality Health Care

John Repp on Bush Plans to Continue Iraq Occupation

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

Obama Is Already Moving Ahead of John McCain*

Finally Others Are Thinking about Al Gore for VP

Progressive Majority Is What We Need Now*

Black Belts for Liberals*

Check Out These Conservative Blogs

 

State and Local  Links to the Beef

Attempts to Adopt a State Income Tax*

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

What If Our U.S. Had to Pay Reparations?

Global Warming Feeds Itself*

Oil Drilling in U.S. Won’t Lower Our Gas Prices*

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Creativity

 

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

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.  Mary Lou Cook  (1918 - )

 

More quotes about creativity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, June 20 at 6 PM at Roger Goodman’s and Liv Grohn’s home (338 – 10th Avenue, Kirkland) – Roger Goodman’s Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off Backyard Picnic.  Food and beverages provided.  Children welcome.  Bring friends.  Please RSVP.

Saturday, June 21 at 9 AM – 4 PM at Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle – Washington State Good, Green Jobs Conference by Washington State Blue-Green Alliance and Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.  Featuring keynote speaker Governor Chris Gregoire and Larry Fahn, David Foster and Ron Sims.  Many labor, environmental and other sponsors. $15.  To register.

Saturday, June 21 at 7 PM at Jerry M. Brockey Center, South Seattle Community College (6000 – 16th Avenue SE, Seattle) – Washington Public Campaigns 2008 Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, with speaker David Domke and silent auction. $40.  For more information and RSVP.

Saturday, June 21 at 6:30 PM at Jim and Joanne Dufour’s home (3406 Manning Street, Seattle) – inSPIRe Potluck Social with presentations and discussion of Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project.  

Monday, June 23 at 7 PM at Sammamish Public Library (825 – 228th Avenue NE, Sammamish) – Issues in American Democracy Discussion Group with speaker Rosa McLeod and Tymmony Keegan from NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, hosted by 5th Legislative District Democrats and the Democrats of Inglewood Neighborhood.

Monday, June 23 at 7:30 PM at Town Hall (1119 – 8th Avenue, Seattle) – Scott McClellan speaking about his What Happened Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. $5

Friday, June 27 at 7 PM at Gibson Hall (105 Newport Way, Issaquah) – American Democracy Movie Night featuring “Uncounted” about fraudulent vote counting, hosted by 5th Legislative District Democrats.

Tuesday, July 1 at 6:30 at Temple Beth El (5975 South 12th Street, Tacoma) – Washington Health Care Caucus. Sponsored by Healthy Washington Coalition.  For info or carpool.

July 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (44048 Delridge Way SW, Seattle) – Edge Theatre Ensemble presents Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and her Children.  For tickets.

Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 at Holy Family Catholic Church (5315 Tieton Drive, Yakima) – Washington Health Care Caucus. Sponsored by Healthy Washington Coalition.  For info or carpool.

 

Barbara Rader of Black Widow Web Development created our Puget Sound Liberals Website, to which I can easily add, modify and remove files.  Learn more about this unique company, which offers a 50% discount for organizations that promote social justice and environmental stewardship.  Dave Thomas

 

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Opportunities

Try MoveOn’s new game: What’s the difference between President Bush and Senator John McCain?

Get your free Obama bumper sticker.

Check the speed of your internet connection.  Compare it with faster foreign speeds.

 

Petitions and Donations

Don Smith wants some musicians to help recording a song for YouTube.

Tell the Bush Administration to protect our Tongass National Forest.

Tell your congress members to oppose immunity for companies who spied on Americans

Sign a petition supporting equal marriage rights for all.

Sign a petition supporting passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

As presidential candidates to sign the ban on cluster bombs.

Seattle Divest from the War and Occupation is seeking supporters.

 

Feedback

 

I thank my Eric Oemig for convincing me to improve our weekly newsletter email to better inform and entice you to read our newsletter.  Eric is my favorite senator along with Rodney Tom and others.  I encourage you all to send me suggestions for improving our services.  Dave Thomas

 

Commentaries From Our Members

 

Ann