Don Barbieri in the Spokesman... on the critical need for immediate action on the clean energy bill. this and healthcare, can we get it done in 2010? I hope so!!

Quoted: Spokesman.com: In September, the U.S. Senate began deliberations on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, following passage of a comprehensive climate and energy bill by the House of Representatives in June. Regional energy experts led by Sen. Maria Cantwell and people I trust from Avista and Itron have convinced me that now is the time for the Inland Northwest to stand up for a clean energy economy. We have the resources and technology; we just need the national leadership to do what is right and begin a transition to a clean energy economy. For those of us in Eastern Washington, the need for this legislation is clear. Temperatures in Washington are expected to rise 5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050, which will result in snowmelt occurring earlier and faster each year. Early snowmelt means more water resource problems for our dry region, including limited water supplies for drinking, agriculture and forest fire mitigation. Given these damaging consequences, we need to make sure that we’re at the forefront of the conversation to shift our nation to a clean energy economy.

exciting news!!!

quoted: President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as "an inspiring woman" with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.

I'm really enjoying all of these stories about Secretary Clinton. My respect and admiration for her just continues to grow. Yay Hillary!

Quoted: In the latest mutation in a career of many changes, Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s days have become a whirl of diplomacy, White House meetings and travel.

is commerce secretary jinxed now...?

Quoted: Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, said there were “irresolvable conflicts” between him and the Obama administration.

i love how the conservatives make a big deal about 4 or 5 cases where people registered fake names and then you turn around and have a gop operative sharing his tell all about major institutional level voter suppression. seriously.

Quoted: Allen Raymond is living proof that political dirty tricksters do exist.

overall a good analysis.

Quoted: In Barack Obama’s time in the Senate, there are two competing elements: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do.

important article and an important call for folks to call in to congress about the farm bill.

Quoted: If the eaters make themselves heard, we might end up with something that looks less like a farm bill and more like the food bill a poorly fed America so badly needs.

seriously?!

Quoted: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House significantly edited testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on the impact of climate change on health, deleting key portions citing diseases that could flourish in a warmer climate, documents obtained by The Associated Press showed Wednesday.