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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Some people like Jeff Golden. Some do not.

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Pushback on Jeff Golden and his comments yesterday. Some people thought Golden was thoughtful and cautious.  Others  thought he was we...
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Sunday, February 18, 2018

Yes and No and Jeff Golden

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I asked each candidate for State Senator a question currently before the Oregon Senate: "Do you support the proposed amendment to...
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"Shut Up and Dribble"

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The Trickle Down of Sneering Contempt This blog has repeatedly cautioned progressives and coastal elites to watch their tone when desc...
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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Guest Blog Poem: What would Jesus Do?

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What would Jesus do about Health Care for all? How would Allen Ginsberg write it?  Or an angry Gertrude Stein.  Or Hunter Thompson? ...
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Kevin Stine and Julian Bell say "Yes.'

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They said it clearly and decisively.  Yes.   They would support the proposed amendment now before the Oregon State Senate: "I...
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Friday, February 16, 2018

"Virtue Signaling" and the Window of Discourse

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Oregon Democrats are Virtue Signaling.  The proposed amendment is "primarily aspirational." They are trying to move the goal...
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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Health Care as a Right. (Like everything, it goes back to Trump)

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The Oregon legislature is considering making health care a basic right, and putting it into the Oregon Constitution. Trump portrait ...
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