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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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Senate discussions on taxing healthcare benefits gain momentum
March 12, 2009 – 9:41 am | No Comment
Senate discussions on taxing healthcare benefits gain momentum

Senate discussions are beginning to introduce a bizarro version of McCain’s healthcare plan from last year. The difference from Maverick’s proposal? So far, all tax, no credit.

My Predictions: Does McCain Have a Legitimate Chance? Absolutely.
November 3, 2008 – 10:59 am | No Comment

Here’s One Analysis That Might Give McCain Voters a Spring in Their Step on Election Day 
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There is no doubt that this election will be a close contest and every vote will be important in the …

After the Election, How Will We Work to ‘Reform’ the Media?
October 27, 2008 – 8:18 pm | No Comment

imageThe New York Times has dropped even the pretense of applying a delicate coat of sophistication to their bias.  Perhaps this is just a strategy born of the Old Grey Lady’s survival impulse, that by …

Video: This is the John McCain I Know and Love
October 17, 2008 – 6:01 am | 2 Comments

Watch this FoxNews coverage of last night’s Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York.  John McCain absolutely flattens the crowd and roasts Obama is sitting a few chairs away on the dais.
I laughed out loud …

Ignore the Media Vultures; Come In From the Rain, Have a Cup of Joe and Take a Look at this Morning’s Polls Numbers
October 16, 2008 – 7:34 am | No Comment

One Post-Debate Politico.com Snap Poll Finds McCain Capturing Majority of Independents
Even among many conservative commentators this morning there seems to be a shift in focus, away from winning and toward dealing with the eventuality of …

McCain Gives Stage-Setting Speech in Virginia Leading Up to Debate
October 13, 2008 – 3:53 pm | No Comment

I don’t know how many times Senator McCain can come out of the political coma his campaign keeps lapsing into, but his speech this morning in Virginia Beach, VA, is certainly an indication that John …