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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Articles by Bryan Myrick

Bryan Myrick is a lifelong resident of the Seattle area, has a B.A., Communications and Political Science from the University of Washington and enjoys engaging people of all political stripes in conversations on the issues.

Dow Constantine’s stealth vote gives “sanctuary” to illegal aliens in King County
November 10, 2009 – 9:02 am | No Comment
Dow Constantine’s stealth vote gives “sanctuary” to illegal aliens in King County

After months of accusing his opponent in the race for King County Executive, Susan Hutchison, of running a “stealth” campaign, County Executive-elect Dow Constantine and the King County Council performed a stealth maneuver of …

Obama’s New America: Laws are now “principles”
November 10, 2009 – 12:18 am | One Comment
Obama’s New America: Laws are now “principles”

Answering a question from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper Monday on the subject of the turnstile issue fouling up speedy passage of catastrophic healthcare legislation – funding for abortion – President …

Obama’s pandemic credibility gap grows on economic recovery promises
November 8, 2009 – 4:59 pm | One Comment
Obama’s pandemic credibility gap grows on economic recovery promises

On all counts, White House projections have been wildly off the mark, and the promises made for what the spending would accomplish have almost universally been unfulfilled. The Heritage Foundation’s blog threw even longer shadows on the promises made about TARP, that a plentiful garden of economic renewal would be the result of the largest banking bailout in US history.

Election Day bombshell hits Dow Constantine with release of initial “Jane Doe” notes
November 3, 2009 – 8:00 am | One Comment
Election Day bombshell hits Dow Constantine with release of initial “Jane Doe” notes

In a videotaped interview last week, candidate for King County executive Dow Constantine said that “it would be easier” for him if the contents of the County’s documents were available for public inspection. It looks as though, on Election Day, Dow is going to get what he asked for.

Hutchison vs. Constantine: SurveyUSA/KING5 poll results are in
November 2, 2009 – 11:57 pm | No Comment
Hutchison vs. Constantine: SurveyUSA/KING5 poll  results are in

The Constantine campaign today is attempting to use the latest SurveyUSA poll – and the recent Washington Poll — in the same way the hawkers of weight loss miracles use before and after shots as “evidence” of cause and effect.

NY-23: GOP support for Scozzafava endangers fragile grass roots
October 22, 2009 – 9:00 am | No Comment

[Article first appeared at Red County.]
137 When, at the end of September, Rep. John McHugh (R) resigned as the congressman from New York’s 23rd District to become Secretary of the Army it represented an opportunity …