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Tim Eyman is a liar… so what’s new?

July 26th, 2006 by Jimmy · 3 Comments

Well, not much.  But as many of us have been saying all along, it is about time the shamless self promoting Eyman is getting the hook from the media.  And from what I have been reading (hat tip to Blatherwatch), it looks like those in the initiative biz are eating their own.  And while I […]

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Tags: Eyman Initiatives

Justice for Washington Riders Rally in Olympia

July 25th, 2006 by Jimmy · 8 Comments

As many of you know, I love motorcycles.  After a 10 year hiatus, I got back on a bike this year and I cannot tell you how much enjoyment I get out of riding.  Since I first started riding some 20+ years ago I learned one thing very quick.  You are invisible.  Now back in […]

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Tags: Motorcycle Safety · Washington State Issues

Wrestling in the Spartan Tradition

July 25th, 2006 by Jimmy · 1 Comment

I love the General.  In a manly heterosexual kind of way of course.  He recent post/review on the book FUBAR: America’s Right Wing Nightmare is well… an eye opener.
Heck, inasmuch as the men of the House Republican Caucus are all warriors, I’m sure they often honor each other by wrestling each other naked in the tradition […]

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Tags: Doc Hastings · Satire · Uncategorized

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

July 25th, 2006 by Jimmy · 2 Comments

Hey wow!  It’s only going to get to 104 degrees today.  A cooling trend?  Well, with that in mind please note a special (possibly permanent?) time change for Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cites: 8 PM.
Hopefully things will cool down a bit by then. 
Drinking Liberally is Tonight, and every Tuesday night:
Atomic Ale, 1015 Lee Blvd. in […]

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Rounding up the last week - Meeting with Bill Richardson

July 25th, 2006 by Jimmy · 8 Comments

Where did it go? Wherever it went, it went fast and HOT. Yesterday reportedly hit 112 degrees in the Tri-Cities. It may not be Arizona hot, but it is still enough to make you cringe. But after working on the contruction project most the day this weekend, we grabbed the boat and hit the river. […]

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Tags: Bill Richardson · Energy Policy · Politics

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

July 18th, 2006 by Jimmy · 4 Comments

Today is expected to be the coolest day of the week at 90 degrees. Sounds like perfect weather for the patio eh? I’ll be there late, but I will be there.  So come on down and I will tell you about a little meet-up some of us had with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson last […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally

Survey: Why do you think they call him Doc?

July 14th, 2006 by Jimmy · 12 Comments

Is he a Doctor?  If so, what of might I ask?
Was this finger a shuffleboard accident or a just a freak of nature?
Tell me your stories! 
Inquiring minds want to know.

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Tags: Uncategorized

Cantwell is OUR Senator

July 12th, 2006 by Jimmy · 3 Comments

I especially like the Clinton video…
http://www.cantwell.com/multimedia/video/2.aspx
Share this because we won’t see much but big ass’d McGavick on this side of the state.  He’s going to spend a wholelottamoneyhere!!

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Tags: Maria Cantwell

BIAW Want’s Your Supreme Court

July 12th, 2006 by Jimmy · 1 Comment

I have been meaning to post on this for some time.  I still have much to understand on this issue but Andrew has done his homework.
Washington needs to get the money out of Judicial races.  Otherwise, we won’t have an impartial judicial system.  Plain and simple.

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Tags: Uncategorized

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

July 11th, 2006 by Jimmy · 3 Comments

Hope you all had a great holiday.  I know I did.  Nearly lost my life in the Lower Salmon River.  Stop by Drinking Liberally and I will tell you all about my near death experience and how being a liberal saved me!… well, I might spin it a little.
Drinking Liberally Tonight
Atomic Ale House
1015 Lee Blvd.
7:00 […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally

In the news today…

July 9th, 2006 by Jimmy · 1 Comment

A related story to the previous….
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13774178/

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Tags: Uncategorized

Big Fish Stories

July 8th, 2006 by Jimmy · 14 Comments

Northwest salmon took a hit many years ago as projects to dam the Columbia and Snake Rivers for hydroelectric power and irrigation took place. These projects were (and still are) as big of part of the Eastern Washington psyche as Hanford is to the generation of workers who help developed Manhatten Project technology that ultimately led to the nuclear […]

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Tags: Cathy McMorris · Dams · Doc Hastings · Salmon