tag:www.motleytools.com,2012:/comments//8 2012-01-23T22:53:36Z Articles I Thought Worthy of Comment at Other Sites (I do this quite a bit) Douglas Tooley Movable Type 3.35 tag:www.motleytools.com,2012:/comments//8.1516 2012-01-23T22:50:58Z 2012-01-23T22:53:36Z

I haven't read this yet (and I'm not sure I'll have the time), but it should be a good one....

good one.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1500 2011-10-17T19:19:10Z 2011-10-17T19:29:27Z

My tech pioneer friend Lantz Rowland has his first blog, concerning the SHARE/WHEEL 'occupy' type demonstration in front of the Gates Foundation Offices, in Seattle....

his first blog, concerning the SHARE/WHEEL 'occupy' type demonstration in front of the Gates Foundation Offices, in Seattle.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1485 2011-09-08T21:24:16Z 2011-09-08T21:26:49Z

Peter Steinbrueck makes a case for a new regionalism on the Crosscut Blog....

new regionalism on the Crosscut Blog.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1482 2011-09-04T19:29:01Z 2011-09-04T19:36:24Z

I've recently started reading the Columbian editorial page - at least on subjects that hit my google alerts. Here is a great one, on the recent battle between Gregoire and McKenna on the subject of health insurance Consider also recent...

battle between Gregoire and McKenna on the subject of health insurance Consider also recent legal opinions which give the Seattle Legislative Body the ability to override Executive order AND avoid accountability to the fiscal accountability requirements of the STATE legislative body. Me thinks Mr. McKenna has a few more things to accomplish as AG regarding the sorry state of health Ms. Gregoire left the profession in, before he asks us for a promotion..]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1480 2011-07-01T23:39:57Z 2011-07-01T23:44:28Z

Another timely review of, and tribute to, the career of Secretary of State Sam Reed - creator of the famous (or infamous!) 'Top Two' primary system - something every State should consider....

timely review of, and tribute to, the career of Secretary of State Sam Reed - creator of the famous (or infamous!) 'Top Two' primary system - something every State should consider.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1478 2011-06-28T23:59:57Z 2011-06-29T00:07:29Z

Robert Mak makes note of the legacy of retiring Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed - his 'Top Two' primary system which advances the top vote recipients in a primary election to the final, regardless of Party. He also mentions...

note of the legacy of retiring Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed - his 'Top Two' primary system which advances the top vote recipients in a primary election to the final, regardless of Party. He also mentions two moderate Democratic candidates, Brian Sonntag who is considering running for Governor and Jim Kastama, a Puyallup legislator running, hopefully, to continue Mr. Reed's legacy.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1477 2011-06-22T19:48:52Z 2011-06-22T19:56:43Z

Mike Baker of the Associated Press catches Gubernatorial Candidate Rob McKenna in a revealing mathematical mistake regarding inflating public employee benefits. It's truly a shame when the right wing relies on self-righteousness rather than reality - in either constructing Wall...

revealing mathematical mistake regarding inflating public employee benefits. It's truly a shame when the right wing relies on self-righteousness rather than reality - in either constructing Wall Street financial instruments or in criticizing public expenditures. Methinks they might well be hitting the bottle....]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1469 2011-04-22T17:49:30Z 2011-04-22T17:53:17Z

David Callahan has written much recently on the new liberal rich, in this article he focuses on Silicon Valley and President Obama....

he focuses on Silicon Valley and President Obama.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1467 2011-04-14T22:27:13Z 2011-04-14T22:53:26Z

Crosscut's Knute Berger is a hippie curmudgeon icon of the Pacific Northwest - and also a graduate of North Seattle's private Lakeside School, along with Allen, Bill Gates, and a couple generations of Boeing Engineering kids. Berger's review of Paul...

review of Paul Allen's forthcoming memoir is revealing - not just of Microsoft but perhaps also the future of Tech in Wall Street lawyer America.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1462 2011-04-06T22:45:47Z 2011-04-06T23:02:40Z

The replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is turning out to be as much a legacy project for its legal precedents as it is for whatever civic edifice rises in its place - major issues so far include the State's...

Seattle Times article concerns a third player rising to 'lead' status - the Seattle City Attorney, Pete Holmes, who has now filed suit on behalf of the City without explicit authorization from either the Mayor or the Council. I support Mr. Holmes' standing to file this suit, however disagree with it on its merits. A publicly elected attorney's client is the public and Mr. Holmes lawsuit seeks to block a vote on this specific project. Second only to a public vote in clarity is the fiscal interest of Seattle Citizenry, the legal term for which is 'fiduciary responsibility'. Clearly this project is not being managed prudently concerning business and resident pocketbooks - a boondoggle in the making if ever there was one - nor, for that matter is the previous decade of unproductive 'process' the responsibility of the public either. Me thinks in this matter Mr. Holmes is suing on behalf of the legal profession and their clients, not the taxpaying citizen. Gregoire, et al, have failed to produce a doable project on an engineering, design, or fiscal basis and this project is nothing but yet another government bailout for failure - worse the public process is being totally violated. No means no, does it not? - unless you are Christine Gregoire and her 'bi-partisan' corporate clients conspiring to defraud through a variety of techniques, including defamation and worse. ]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1455 2011-02-17T22:17:03Z 2011-02-17T22:22:12Z

Rick Anderson takes on Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn for not being strong enough on the punishment for Police Officer Ian Birk and his unjustified killing, personally I think he got it right. My reasons follow the article in the comment...

takes on Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn for not being strong enough on the punishment for Police Officer Ian Birk and his unjustified killing, personally I think he got it right. My reasons follow the article in the comment section.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1454 2011-02-16T22:46:27Z 2011-02-16T22:56:59Z

The Alaskan Way Viaduct Project is maliciously and fraudulently misconceived. Not having any mid-town exits and requiring tolls to be financed capacity of the project is roughly half of the existing Viaduct. Efforts to blame delays in the process on...

existing Viaduct. Efforts to blame delays in the process on so-called 'NIMBY's' are just a desperate attempt at scapegoating others for a complete lack of managerial ability and financial integrity among the downtown Seattle elite. Statewide political bullying to extort money is criminal - using false allegations of sexual degeneracy as a tool only makes your 'team' a bunch of gang banging trash. For the full text of my comments, read below.]]> February 15, 2011 Ron Paananen, AWV Project Manager Angela Freudenstein Washington State Department of Transportation 999 Third Avenue, Suite 2424 Seattle, WA 98104 Peter Hahn, Director Seattle Department of Transportation
 PO Box 34996
 Seattle, WA 98124-4996 RE: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project SDEIS To whom it concerns: These comments are submitted late for reasons substantive to the flaws of this project, as specifically detailed by the City of Seattle. I have been active in local civic and transportation issues since 1986, most notably since 1987 on the 520 design issue, an alternative just recently, and also improperly, removed from consideration concluding my active involvement around the time of the passage of the original Sound Transit funding package. (and, perhaps coincidentally not long after the ‘corporate welfare’ controversy regarding the reopening of Pine Street and the misuse of federal HUD funds.) Further, I have professional and academic experience indirectly germane to this topic, including an honor’s degree from the University of Washington with a labor market Senior’s Thesis. Assertions of ‘Nimby’ interference with the process to date are false. The previous preferred tunnel solution was flawed, a fact thankfully, finally, realized prior to the start of that project, thanks to a full and timely public process and the responsible action of the Washington State Legislature. This project is even more flawed, less so in engineering feasibility, but more so in operational and financial aspects. These flaws appear to be intentional, a ‘planned’ cost overrun requiring additional unbudgeted expense and legal fees in what amounts to nothing more than a conspiracy of barratry between Governor Gregoire with her cronies and the legal business sector of the City of Seattle. Substantively, these practices include the sexual defamation of informed and responsible citizens whose constructive comments are grounded in fiscal responsibility and fiduciary responsibility to the public’s money and assets backed up by threat of assassination by Seattle and State armed police. It is the effects of this action that cause my comments to be late, including current efforts to obstruct justice and psychological effects – serious enough to have created disabling physical conditions. This project is nothing but a bailout for the worst sort of malicious failures. By their own standards and the 5th and 14th amendments of the Constitution the ‘process’ of this project amounts to nothing more than the armed rape and theft of not only Seattle, but every citizen of the State of Washington. I declare under penalty of perjury that the above is true. Douglas Tooley tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1453 2011-02-12T00:28:10Z 2011-02-12T00:31:19Z

I'm watching history being made on its own channel....

channel.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1452 2011-02-10T18:08:58Z 2011-02-10T18:12:42Z

Will Wall Street be able to turn our State governments into nothing but Enron style dummy corporations to be milked dry? Current efforts to bankrupt the States and employee pensions make this a realistic worst-case extortion scenario....

a realistic worst-case extortion scenario.]]> tag:www.motleytools.com,2011:/comments//8.1447 2011-01-24T22:19:01Z 2011-01-24T22:22:37Z

This is an audit worth a read....

audit worth a read.]]>