Comments on: Get ready for more independent spending in legislative races

By: mmrussell67

mmrussell67 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:16:12 +0000

TO HortonPeak I’d say: You will not find a similar PAC or any other counter balance to this buying of Olympia anywhere… Jordan won’t either. There is not any organization(s) (not republicans, chamber or any other) that can afford to buy Olympia like these public employee unions can and do…. But I too would enjoy hearing who (other than Union PAC) are the big LOCAL (aka Olympia) campaign funding organizations… I don’t think there are any that can hold a candle to the amount unions do when it comes to money pumped into Olympia races – From all I can tell the unions have a monopoly on Olympia… the have bought and paid for it and no one is going to out do them.

By: mmrussell67

mmrussell67 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:05:49 +0000

The worst part is the money shuffle – its done so no one has to be accountable – they can always say we just passed the money to this WorldPeace PAC we didn’t know they’d say that: “GOP candidates want your grandma to die quickly…”

This is also about the Public Employees Unions giving obscene money to buy Olympia and make sure they get their job security and large compensation packages. You will not find a similar PAC or other organizational-balance to counter this buying of Olympia anywhere. There is not any organization (not republicans, chamber or any other) that can afford to buy Olympia like these public employee unions can.

The state & local public employee unions having the most to gain (or lose) in these local races and so they dump all their money into Democrats and anyone who can be bought (or are sympathetic) in Olympia. If you want to know who can be bought (or are sympathetic) look at the list above – that’s who and for how much… almost all Democrats.

By: hortonpeak

hortonpeak — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:18:02 +0000

Jordan, well yes after looking at your link it is a very good article. But, a couple of observations. First, one must have some background to figure out the, “local” motif of your article vice the “national” motif of the linked article. Secondly, the article to which I am directly responding is pretty much all about, shall we say, “local democrats” and local sources. While the linked article has a mixture about democrats and republicans but still does not answer the question about ultimate funding sources. I, for one, would still like some detail about the underlying funding sources. I also notice that most of the sources in your article are Washington sources. But, are the Koch brothers, Adolf Coors, and unknown entities via the chamber given such prominence in the linked article? Why do they have a right, yes they do because of SCOTUS, to muck around in my state without attribution? I want to know the funding source of Americans for Prosperity, the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, the Chamber of Commerce, etc. to the same detail to which you note in your article. At least, I know members of Washington state unions, I would presume, mostly live within the state. The crickets are still on standby.

By: camas

camas — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:24:10 +0000

Every one is trying to buy a legislator. But it’s the other side that’s really filthy and underhanded. I’m so pure.

Hogwash. Both parties depend on the crooked and corrupted to donate money. Washington is getting more like Chicago and Louisiana every election. The only surprise will be how many uncounted votes are found in King County this election.

By: Jordan Schrader

Jordan Schrader — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:33:34 +0000

hortonpeak:

No need for crickets. We covered this extensively in a story over the weekend: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/10/v-lite/1374780/outside-money-flooding-into-murray.html

-Jordan

By: hortonpeak

hortonpeak — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:20:22 +0000

To WHansen777, please get direct vice fly-by-wire flight controls sorted out. But, that none-the-less, would you please clarify tax increases, tax initiatives, income taxes, etc. A little clarity would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime, think about direct flight control interface vice fly-by-wire. Unless your reference to the triple 7 is just some basement dwelling fantasy. Cheers.

By: WHansen777

WHansen777 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:17:55 +0000

I just saw my Rep. Tami “owned and opearted by the unions” Green’s ad run on TV. She says she is in favor of tax cuts now, though she has voted for every tax bill while in Olympia and voted to throw out the citizen’s initiative that limited tax increases. But her union sponsored ad says at least she didn’t vote for an income tax. Yeah, she supports it, but even she isn’t dumb enough to vote for it. Let Big Billy Gates do that dirty work.

By: hortonpeak

hortonpeak — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:01:02 +0000

I cannot help but notice the detail in this posting. And, for that I commend you. Know, let us turn to Americans for Prosperity, Chamber of Commerce, and Rove’s PACs and I am eagerly awaiting such detail. The cricket’s are standing by and I really hope they are not needed.