http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:22:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Q: What do John McCain and Mike McGavick have in common? I mean aside from last names that start with "Mc". A: They'll both be appearing at an event in Seattle tonight. Furthermore, if like me you can't make it, their speeches will be webcast. Here's the press release: WEBCAST ADVISORY U.S. Senator McCain ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=38 OVer at Pajama Jihad I've talked briefly before about Initiative 936, and the effort to pass "Jessica's Law Plus" here in Washington. Today I'm posting an interview with Jim Hines of Preserve Childhood Innocence who is spearheading that drive. Here's what Jim had to say: 1. Let's begin with some background. ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=37 Republican precinct caucuses are tomorrow. The Kitsap County Republican Party has a great explanation of what the caucuses are and how you can get involved. The specifics (like the Auditor's phone number) will be different depending on your county, but the general information is true throughout the state. The Washington State ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=36 This second Operation: Red Washington podcast features Mike McGavick, the Republican candidate for Senate, who's taking on Maria Cantwell in November. Listen now! In the interview, Mike discusses his thoughts on how state legislative candidates can best make use of whatever coattails he posesses come November, and also argues that ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=34 To my mind, this is the most important job of Republicans in Washington State: "Get government out of the way of job growth by removing the regulatory burden on small business." The Commitment also aims to repeal the death tax (again) and to reform unemployment insurance, but those are just ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=33 Win or lose win by a whole lot, the Seahawks trip to the Superbowl provides the state GOP with a unique opportunity. As I noted over at my own blog just before the Hawks battered the purportedly "Red State" Panthers about the face & neck, the Seattle pro football ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=32 Next up on the Personality Project is Dennis Schroader. Dennis is running for the state House of Representatives in the 27th district, a traditional Democrat stronghold. He's a homegrown businessman and sometime blogger who served in the USAF before returning home to Tacoma. Here is how he answered the questions: 1. To ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=31 For the people of Washington, education has always been a priority. Parents care because they want their kids to succeed, business leaders care because they need well-educated employees and the rest of us care because we recognize the future of the state and the nation rests on these kids. That being ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=30 Odd as it may seem, the one piece of the Comittment to Washington that has raised the most conservative eyebrows--mine included--is this one, the comittment to eliminate the $5 fee for use of state parks. While not a big fan of taxes & fees in general, Republicans tend to ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=3 Next up is Wally Nash. Wally is running for the State House of Representatives in the 25th district, position 2, which is currently held by Dawn Morrell. He's run for the seat once before and lost in the primary to Michelle Smith. This time he hopes to do better. Here ... http://redwashington.timothygoddard.com/?p=29