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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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GOP dialogue on State of the Union will be high-tech and mobile
January 26, 2010 – 11:07 pm | No Comment
GOP dialogue on State of the Union will be high-tech and mobile

On the eve of President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress (scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Weds. Jan. 27th, on all major broadcast and cable news networks with the Republican …

Hey Daddy ‘O,’ the kids aren’t all right
January 24, 2010 – 11:27 pm | No Comment
Hey Daddy ‘O,’ the kids aren’t all right

For President Obama, maintaining a high rate of success as his ideas become public policy is not a vanity project, it is crucial for his political survival. It is why the election of Senator-elect Scott Brown represents a catastrophic wounding of his presidency.

How do you ‘kill’ a stubborn health bill? Sunlight and lots of it.
January 16, 2010 – 2:34 pm | No Comment
How do you ‘kill’ a stubborn health bill? Sunlight and lots of it.

In an attempt to circumvent the shady tactics the President, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Reid are utilizing to shut the door on the American public, Rep. Buchanan has introduced a new piece of legislation to drag the health care deliberation out of the Democrat’s bunkered caucus and into the light of public and media scrutiny, where it belongs.

Barney Frank plans to put lead boots on our drowning economy
December 11, 2009 – 12:40 am | One Comment
Barney Frank plans to put lead boots on our drowning economy

Presto, ta-da, and abracadabra. Barney Frank has magically made the credit crunch reappear.

Early Daily Kos poll rings warning for Dems in 2010
November 30, 2009 – 4:13 pm | No Comment
Early Daily Kos poll rings warning for Dems in 2010

Notable think tank for left-wing lunacy Daily Kos has taken an early peek at what lay under the tree for Democrats this holiday season and found a bounty of coal, if polling data can …

Virg. Gov. Kaine: Deeds’ lost by distancing from Obama, Democrat base
November 16, 2009 – 10:54 pm | One Comment
Virg. Gov. Kaine: Deeds’ lost by distancing from Obama, Democrat base

Virginia Democrats might consider taking a little Dramamine and strapping in to their bunks tonight because the post-election spin machine to explain a crushing 17-point Republican victory has been switched from blend to frappé. In …