Category: politics
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On the Biden and Trump classified document scandals
Glorious news in national politics, folks. We have two special counsels, two prosecutors conducting open-ended investigations into two presidents at once! Remember that special counsels have brought us such hits as Oliver North and the Iran-Contra affair, the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky actual affair, and that Bob Mueller not-really-leading-to-anything affair. What is different this time? It’s […]
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Kevin McCarthy’s speakership is blocked, but by where?
The Compass of Power Episode VIII Like you, I am deeply, deeply troubled by the events of this past week. There is no speaker of the United States House of Representatives yet, and I really don’t know what we’re going to do moving forward. I have started stockpiling my water. There have been many complaints […]
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Donald Trump, midterms results and defining “winning”
The Compass of Power Episode 5 Winning is the primary motivator in politics. It may seem obvious that winning is important. Everyone wants to win, right? I live in Washington state, and let me tell you, there were Mariner fans here the whole time. But seeing as they hadn’t made it to the post season […]
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Midterm results: Elites rule (even more)
It’s time for the hot take on Midterms 2022. It’s the day after, Wednesday. And everyone’s like, What happened? It’s a mix of results. Folks have tried to find a theme, have said maybe Democrats staved off the red wave. On the other hand, maybe Republicans still get control of Congress. Was it a blue […]
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How the West Coast became the “Left Coast”
Happy 4th of July! I hope you are out there enjoying yourself and celebrating being an American. But it seems like that is harder for some folks to do these days. Just this weekend, I saw articles in the paper questioning, what can bring America together? Can we really say we are “E Pluribus Unum”? […]
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Leadership when the boss is indicted
Jan Jutte steered the Washington State Auditor’s Office through a major crisis when the then-elected State Auditor Troy Kelley was charged with federal financial crimes.