Roomin' House Blues

Sunday May 1st at 1PM there will be a rally on behalf of immigrants and to stop the attacks on workers through the budgeting and union busting processes. The budgets are being balanced on the backs of the poor, disabled, seniors, immigrants, families with their children, union workers while someone has designed the tax loopholes big enough that you'd think they were trying to drive a herd of camels through to heaven.  It may turn out to be a disappointment to them!  It should be a good day for a walk and a good day to tell the world there is a side to this that isn't Sarah Patin's cup of tea. Event Location Judkins Park (next to St. Mary's Church) 611 20th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98144 Directions (Look for our banner at the northern baseball diamond on the field)

The Tea Party may have been over brewed and some may be ready to dump the leaves. See: Last Call for Tea Party? - New America Media

More from m6y mail bag, a letter from Congressman Jay Inslee. Joseph, The Tea Party and their allies in Congress are threatening to shut down the government tomorrow at midnight unless we give in to their demands. What does government shutdown mean? National parks closed. 800,000 federal workers furloughed -- with no guarantee of retroactive pay for lost wages. Pell grants won't be paid. The IRS won't audit tax returns or issue refunds on paper filings. New Social Security and veteran's claims would go unanswered. American servicemen and women will still report for duty; they just won't get paid. Click here to join me, and call on Republicans to stop playing chicken and do what's right for the American people. I've supported short-term measures in order to prevent a shut down that will hurt Americans, but it's clear now our opponents haven't been straight with us. What's blocking an agreement -- and what they and their Tea Party supporters are...

Under the title Springing Forward I recently got this email about Washington State political developments: Dear Friend, It’s been an exciting few months. Fuse members have turned out in force for two major rallies in Olympia, sent thousands of emails and attended dozens of town halls asking legislators to close unfair tax loopholes. We stood up to A.G. Rob McKenna’s conservative, anti-health care agenda, and we helped efforts to stop predatory lending and transition away from dirty coal power plants in Washington. During this flurry of organizing and activism, it’s important to step back for a moment and look at the big picture, as well as the impact we’ve made so far.  Fuse has four basic goals. We work to:  1) Engage more people in the political process, 2) Help progressive campaigns communicate more effectively with the public and the news media, 3) Increase collaboration between progressive groups, and  4) Increase leadership and accountability with elected...