Asymmetric Warfare in Politics, or Why it’s so Tough to Find Conservatives to Run for Office

Our State of Washington has been ruled for decades by Democrats, mostly elected by the voters (or non-voters) of Seattle, whose population outnumbers the rest of the state.  In the last 20 or so years, a new phenomenon has arisen that has basically consigned conservatives in Western Washington to minority status, and that is the rise …

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Why I am not on Facebook (or Twitter)

I often have friends ask me why I am not on Facebook, since they all are.  They are constantly updating their profiles, and commenting on their news feeds.  They also complain a lot about other users violently disagreeing with them on Facebook, and doing so using nasty language. Well, I am a 67-year-old woman, and …

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