[T]hree years into the emergency declarations, Seattle and King County have rarely acted as if they were responding to an emergency. Seattle's proclamation gave it extraordinary authority to bypass "time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by ordinance, statute, rule and regulation," but the city has used it sparingly, mostly to site tiny-house villages. King County's Board of Health only recently suggested a typical disaster response -- deploying massive tent shelters. The county and city continue to operate separate homelessness bureaucracies. read more
A billboard on Interstate 170 near St. Charles Rock Road is catching drivers' attention. A large electronic billboard that features President Donald Trump with the bible verse, "The word became flesh", can be seen along the southbound lanes of the highway. read more
The final POLITICO/Morning Consult poll prior to the midterm elections shows Republicans cutting into Democrats' lead on the generic congressional ballot. According to the poll, 43 percent of registered voters would vote for the Democratic congressional candidate in their district -- only slightly more than the 40 percent who would vote for the Republican candidate. Eighteen percent of registered voters are undecided.
A disabled veteran in Houston took to his Facebook page to post a photo of the "voter suppression" he faced when he arrived to vote early on Tuesday and found an MSNBC news crew blocking access to the handicapped-accessible parking spots. "Went to vote, and found this waiting for us. The only van accessible spot and they're filming in it," James Berrie wrote, who uses a wheelchair after his service in the Air Force. "We asked them to move, pointed out how it was wrong, then went to vote, because it takes time to load up. But came out and still there. Not even packing up, still getting ready for their shot." read more
Their goal is to persuade voters to support candidates who promise to protect immigrants, because they understand that their future in this country is at risk and depends on those votes. Although President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, they are working to turn the midterm elections into a referendum on presidential policies and rhetoric they view as anti-immigrant.
President Obama placed Sally Yates as United States Deputy Attorney General January 10, 2015. The Deputy Attorney General is a political appointee of the President of the United States and takes office after confirmation by the United States Senate, just like the AG. She wasn't approved by the Senate for the job she was already doing until May of 2015 www.politico.com
Once again the same actions as the last president are being spun as both illegal and unethical when done by this president. Filling a position in a Senate approved position while awaiting Senate confirmation is normal, accepted and correct...unless there's a Republican president, it seems.
Sort of like the redaction of "Saudi Arabia" in the 9-11 report. Redacting should be redefined to lying. - #1 | Posted by Danni at 2018-11-07 11:03 AM
Why did you skip the last administration lying, as you define it, and go back to #43?
The Obama administration released a redacted version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on drone strikes abroad following a freedom of information lawsuit filed last year www.reuters.com
and just for the record fast and furious was started under bush -#115 | Posted by cjk85 at 2018-11-06 10:40 PM |
and just for the record, that is an untrue statement.
The Jacob Chambers Case began in October 2009 and eventually became known in February 2010 as "Operation Fast and Furious" after agents discovered Chambers and the other suspects under investigation belonged to a car club.
en.wikipedia.org
Proof of insurance on demand required as per cars. Let the market work it out. -#10 | Posted by Snowfake at 2018-11-18 12:04 PM
Motor vehicles only require insurance when in use on public roads (only some motor vehicles and only some states, really). If you want to require insurance when -using- the weapon on public lands, you're welcome to push that entirely ineffective law.