Articles Written by:    ERIC EARLING     

Keeping Boeing

"Location is a choice." That was the message Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson delivered to hundreds of business and community leaders during a luncheon last November. In that address, Carson made clear that our state cannot take its largest ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Boeing,  Scott Carson

Drama in the WSLC email fumble

"This sort of e-mail, as far as we know, is relatively unusual. So it was a cause for concern, and our review was certainly understandable," DeVere said. The patrol will send its files to the Public Disclosure Commission, which regulates campaign ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Boeing

Macro-Trend to Watch: Wheels Possibly Coming Off the Obama agenda

There is rising doubt among Democrats -- particularly moderates already concerned about the big costs and deficits called for in Obama's budget -- that either Obama or Washington have enough bandwidth this year to stimulate the economy, overhaul the ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bill Clinton

SeattlePI.com

I'm willing to give a little more slack as the staff makes the tricky jump from print-based institution to online-only denizen. And surely the last few days have been more than a little rough over there. That said, the content of the criticisms are ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  18 Mar 2009

Least Obeyed Law in WA...Evah

You can gamble your life away at a tribal casino but the most widely practiced way of killing office productivity every March and a two-bit hand of online poker are illegal. I guess at least the females among us - or the really adventurous, I suppose - ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  18 Mar 2009

No Joy in Mudville: Labor Council Email Not Criminal - UPDATED

For now, key Democrats are going to have some very grumpy activists and organized-labor types on their hands. That should make solving the budget mess easier. UPDATE: War! Rep. Mike Sells compares Democratic leadership to the Evergreen Freedom ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Frank Chopp

The most conservative candidate for King Co. Exec...

Party switch aside, and all the baggage that brings (which is quite a bit), Jarrett would be a better choice than Dow Constantine or Larry Phillips. Depending on the kind of campaign he runs Jarrett could certainly find a way to appeal to suburban ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  17 Mar 2009

Darcy Burner Moving On

Darcy Burner got a job as ED of the cong. progressive caucus (ie the hard left wingers). can't wait to see her on campus... Posted by Eric Earling at March 17, 2009 10:11 AM | Email This Former Dave Reichert Chief of Staff and current NRCC staffer has ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Dave Reichert,  Facebook Inc.

The Gift of Rhetorical Cover

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools must make drastic changes to get money from a special $5 billion fund in the economic stimulus bill. Posted by Eric Earling at March 16, 2009 04:08 PM | Email This "We're going to reward those states and ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  16 Mar 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama

The Key to New Media

Part of the appeal of Twitter is the brief window into the real life of major political figures. Blogs & YouTube are the same way. If it's stale and unoriginal, it won't draw viewers or readers. If it's authentic, even if not exactly high tech ...

From ERIC EARLING, Sound Politics,  16 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

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