We stayed one night at the Holiday Inn Seattle-SeaTac International Airport. It was a really late check-in as our flight on United (boo) was late, but David had paid to get us Economy Plus seats so we were one of the first people off the plane (yay). Getting to the hotel was the hardest part of the evening, no small feat with brains partly shut down with travel stress and legs still getting used to working again after 4 hours in the air. Seatac has changed somewhat since my days of living in Seattle and flying in and out of…
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ThinkProgress » Blog Archive » GOP Rep. Walsh: ‘American Jews Aren’t As Pro-Israel As They Should Be’ In a Godward direction: Posthumous Rooftop Shout Rep. Joe Walsh: He’ll say anything, which is why he’s interviewed everywhere. – By David Weigel – Slate Magazine Redistricted, so now he has to run in the 14th against another thug. Colin Slee’s J’accuse | What’s in Kelvin’s Head Liberal Anglicans will mourn the death of Colin Slee | Stephen Bates | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Depressing commentary in article discussing the implications of Slee's untimely death, long before his memo emerged. Pluralist Speaks:…
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My Congressman is Rep. Joe Walsh, and he’s having a bad week. First he makes this obnoxious and cluelessly racist statement about why Obama got elected – due to “white guilt” and the ability to sound smart and educated… And then he goes on to insult American Jews who aren’t supportive enough of the State of Israel. Oy. first the Obama gaffe, then a later post with the reaction from smart, educated American Jews. “Why was he elected? Again, it comes back to who he was. He was black, he was historic. And there’s nothing racist about this. It is…