https://rushbabe49.com/2026/09/17/guest-washington-author-rip-wheeler-wheelerripwa-on-the-stupidity-of-state-government-cart-before-horse/Calling-all-RushBabesen2026-09-18T06:09:58+00:00Guest Washington Author: Rip Wheeler (@wheelerRipWA) on the stupidity of state government. Cart before horse?Politics, Seattle, government, health, Democrats, America, media, news, agency, Western State Hospital, healthcare, legislature, stupid, Vancouver, X/Twitter, study, Brockmann Behavioral Health Campus, unused, unstaffed, operating funds, built and empty, STEM school, treatment beds, lost license, 8100 state employees, intentions, effectivity, efficiency, cart before the horse, spending money 3 times before it's received, profligate spending, priorities, strategic planning, pay to maintain it, hold meetings, budgeting, new program, consultanthttps://rushbabe49.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/iu1.jpeg?w=150https://rushbabe49.com/2026/09/17/hello-citizens-of-washington-state-you-can-kiss-your-natural-gas-heating-and-appliances-goodbye-court-victory-for-climate-alarmists/Calling-all-RushBabesen2026-09-18T02:07:16+00:00Hello, Citizens of Washington State. You can kiss your natural gas heating and appliances goodbye. Court victory for climate alarmists.Politics, election, Seattle, government, Democrats, America, media, energy, news, clean, environmentalism, Seattle Times, climate change, Washington Supreme Court, environment, X/Twitter, cronies, climate alarmism, renewable energy, cooking, money laundering, Susan Dupres, water heating, I-2066, overturned, citizen initiative, natural gas ban, heating, reliable, restaurateur, home cooks, vote for, constitutionality, Climate Solutions, campaign contributions, government grants, enemy of the People, Lewis Countyhttps://rushbabe49.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/courtoverturnsi2066-natgas.jpg?w=150https://rushbabe49.com/2026/09/16/dispatch-from-the-battlefield-the-hits-keep-coming-on-the-battered-population-of-washington-state/Calling-all-RushBabesen2026-09-17T05:53:06+00:00Dispatch from the Battlefield. The hits keep coming, on the battered population of Washington State.economics, Social Security, ObamaCare, Politics, Seattle, government, taxes, teachers, unemployment, Medicaid, Democrats, millionaires, America, media, crime, news, Microsoft, homelessness, healthcare, teachers union, vaccines, inflation, abortion drugs, Jonathan Choe, X/Twitter, finance, Olympia, income tax, repeal, payroll tax, birth control, sales taxes, Brian Heywood, private sector, companies leaving, Jamie Pedersen, property taxes, I-645, highly paid, Seattle Schools, jobs lost, hi gas prices, hits, labor market, high pay and benefits, government employees gained, Oracle, Brad Smith, business taxes, threatens, tech leaders, never enough, health insurers, Apple Health, premium subsidies, Republicans weak, run unopposedhttps://rushbabe49.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/scorpion-washington-legislature.png?w=150