http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/eric_earlingArticles by ERIC EARLING, aggregated by daylife.comen-usMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:21 GMTMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:21 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012768.htmlThe good news: I'm starting a new job tomorrow at Premera Blue Cross as Senior Communications Manager for Media Relations. The bad news: I'm signing off of the blogosphere for the foreseeable future. While much of the growth of modern news & opinion ...Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:10:58 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012768.htmlGeorge W. BushWhite HouseU.S. Republican Partyhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012771.html- Will he oppose efforts to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct with a tunnel? - Does he think the state should toll both the Highway 520 and the Interstate 90 bridges over Lake Washington to help pay for a new 520 bridge? - What are his thoughts on how ...Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:54:08 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012771.htmlRoss Hunterhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012766.htmla plurality of American voters had embraced Mr. Obama not because of, but despite the policies he was signalling [sic]. They most certainly liked the man and his "temperament," and they most certainly wanted the Republicans out. But it did not follow ...Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:50:49 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012766.htmlBarack ObamaU.S. Republican PartyU.S. Democratic Partyhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012764.htmlI don't think this addresses my lament of a serious candidate to challenge Nickels. That said, Savage is media savvy and....um..."blunt" enough a soul to truly call out some of the basic inadequacies in Seattle city government in recent years. It's ...Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:15:26 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012764.htmlDan Savagehttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012763.htmlAs the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post have reported, House Democrats (backed by the White House) plan to write a budget resolution that allows health care to be passed by a simple majority (through the so-called "reconciliation" process) if a ...Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:10:38 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012763.htmlU.S. Democratic PartyWall Street JournalU.S. Congresshttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012762.htmlSure, it's initially funny - uproariously so. But, when you really think about it, these sort of little mistakes in foreign affairs can end up having meaningful consequences if they serve to offend those with whom our relations are slightly less ...Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:13:41 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012762.htmlhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012758.htmlThe overall political mood of the populace remains a trend to keep an eye on as 2010 is never to far from the minds of many politicos. President Obama's personal ratings remain solid (if trending down) and ratings for Congress, including the GOP, ...Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:35:49 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012758.htmlBarack ObamaU.S. Republican Partyhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012757.htmlConfirmation of the City of Seattle's atrocious handling of December snow storms is a reminder that there is no greater travesty in local politics than the fact there is no major candidate to challenge Mayor Greg Nickels. If ever there was a local ...Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:33:54 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012757.htmlGreg Nickelshttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012756.htmlWashington and Massachusetts are both home to approximately 6.4 million people and are both geographically divided in similar proportion between urban and rural. Boston and Seattle have nearly identical populations as well (about 585,000) and are ...Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:33:54 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012756.htmlhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012754.htmlMany conservatives learned a lesson in the wake of 1994 and at various points in Bush 43's first team that Republican victories should not be construed as an assurance of conservative policies. Not all Republicans are conservatives, while the ...Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:25:43 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012754.htmlU.S. Republican PartyBarack ObamaU.S. Democratic PartyAmerican International GroupU.S. Congress