State budgets have come out in the House and Senate, and the word “brutal” comes to mind. Goldy wants an income tax. Does that make him crazy? Are there good alternatives in the face of a state revenue collapse? Will someone show leadership on the issue? And how long will it take voters to warm-up to the idea?
Wait...wasn’t that Mike
!™ McGavick’s shtick? Senators Murray and Cantwell vote to slash the estate tax. What the hell were they thinking?
Same-sex marriage Marriage equality gets a huge boost with a ruling in Iowa, and votes in Vermont and Washington D.C. How long will it take here in Washington state? Finally, the panel peeks at the rave reviews from the Barack Obama World Tour.
Goldy was joined by
Seattlepi.com’s Joel Connelly, Peace Tree Farm’s
N in Seattle,
Effin’ Unsound’s &
Horsesass’s Carl Ballard, and Executive Director of the Northwest Progressive Institute
Andrew Villeneuve
The show is 42:19, and is
available here as an MP3.
[Recorded live at the Seattle chapter of
Drinking Liberally. Special thanks to
Confab creators
Gavin and
Richard for hosting the
Podcasting Liberally site.]
