If Daniel Kemmis isn’t the man for Secretary of Interior, Daniel Kemmis himself has a pretty good list. Former Oregon Governor John Kitzaber for secretary and Courtney White (Quivira Coalition) and Jan Brown (Henry’s Fork Foundation) as undersecretaries would bring the broad coalition building that Western Democrats have been successfully using into the federal government….
Month: November 2008
Why Daniel Kemmis should be appointed Interior Secretary
Les Blumenthal writes a headscratcher about how Obama will relate to the West: Here’s the question: What does a community organizer from Chicago who spent four years in the Senate before being elected president know about spotted owls, endangered salmon, mountain bark beetles, Western water rights, old-growth forests and the maintenance backlog in the national…
Susan Bogni makes her case for commissioner seat
Susan Bogni, retiring county commissioner Bob Macleod’s assistant, wrote a letter to newly elected PCOs, making her case for why she should be appointed to the upcoming vacant seat. Nothing in the letter takes care of my reservations towards her here. Again, I’m sure she’s really nice, but the whole idea of a staff assistant…
Show Jeff Kingsbury some love today
UPDATE: More threads here at Olympia Standard, Olyblog and Olyforums. Show your support folks! Because he needs it. Today’s going to be hard for Jeff, one of our city council members, not just because he’s dealing with this, but because of all the talk that is going to surround it, a significant portion of that…
How Bob Macleod will actually be replaced (Thurston Democrats process)
Forget what I wrote here, here’s the actual process (via email): Just a week ago, we were all saddened when Bob Macleod, Thurston County Commissioner, announced his mid-term resignation from the District 3 position effective December 31, 2008, due to health concerns. Our community is united in its gratitude for the 6 years of service…