Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #136

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.

 

   2500 members                                                               August 22, 2008                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

                                                     

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                        Table of Contents  *Featured Articles

 

About Puget Sound Liberals

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Commentaries from Our Members

Vhey Benet in Opposition to Barack Obama

Dave Miller on Barack Obama Must Strike Back

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

Our Democratic Platform

 

State and Local  Links to the Beef

Smear Campaign Conducted against Jason Osgood

Washington Primary Election Results*

Endorsements for General Election Candidates

Comparing State Income Tax Rates

WashingtonCAN: Summer Leadership Conference

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

Our Debt Crisis*

What’s with Recent Oil Price Declines?

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Irrational Exuberance

 

Recommended Books

 

 

 

 

Our Political Values

 

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

But how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values. . .?   From December 5, 1996 speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  For more.

 

To Dream the Impossible Dream  Don Quixote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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      Drinking Liberally                             

 

Washington State Labor Council                     Whatcom County Peace and Justice Calendar 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Calendar of Events

Thursday, August 28 at 5 PM at Rick Hegdahl’s home (104 - 165th Avenue NE) – Lake Hills Liberals Salon, watch and discuss Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech.  Bring beverage, fruit, cheese, crackers, etc

Thursday, August 28 at 7:30 PM at Mukilteo Coffee Roasters, Inc. (5331 Crawford Road, Langley) – Health Care Forum sponsored by Island County Chapter of Health Care for All - Washington

Saturday, September 6 at 6 PM at Mainstage Comedy Club (315 – 1st Avenue North, Seattle) – Second annual “Pro-Choice Pop Star,” a karaoke contest, comedy show and cocktail mixer in support of NARAL Pro-Choice Washington.

 

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

 

Communication with Our Members and Feedback

 

Our Website has been improved.  Our Basic Training menu now offers more commentaries.  Our Commentary menu offers four new pages formed by combining commentaries which have appeared in our newsletter:

 

·       2008 Elections

·       Three Crises: Peak Oil, Financial Bubble and Global Warming

·       Reforming Our Washington State Tax System

·       Affordable Housing and Urban Transportation

 

These will be updated as more relevant commentaries are published.  Dave Thomas

 

Opportunities

See What the Iraq Occupation has cost us to this minute.

How Would You Spend $3 Trillion instead of Iraq?

Sign up to receive an email as soon as Obama announces his vice-presidential partner.

Thanks to Ray McBain, some great pictures of the Olympics opening ceremony in China.

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

Wellstone Action provides organizing tools online.

Wellstone Action canvassing instructions

See Paul Loeb’s organizing tools:  one,  two,   three.

Sign up for Democracy for America Night School featuring George Lakoff.

See the Story of Stuff (video).

Visit Project Vote Smart for information on candidates.

 

Petitions and Donations

Endorse the Global Marshall Plan proposed by the Network of Spiritual Progressives.

Tell your congress members that we don’t need to open more areas for drilling for oil.

Tell your congress members to require our Dept. of Transportation to use realistic gas prices.

Tell your congress members to provide more money for public transit.

Tell our Health and Human Services Secretary that contraception is not abortion.

 

Commentaries From Our Members