Portland Progressive Examiner offers a review of politics in Oregon, 2010:
Politics: Progressive populism in Oregon. Progressive populism in Oregon signals a new kind of politics. With the passage of measures 66 and 67 Oregon is blazing a path of political populism that should be emulated by progressives through out the country. “Tax the rich!” “End corporate welfare!” are slogans and political commitments a majority of Americans can support.
10,000 cheer for Obama, Kitzhaber, at Oregon Convention Center. President Barack Obama came to Portland, Oregon throwing his support behind Democrat John Kitzhaber, and electrifying a crowd of passionate and fired up Oregonians.
John Kitzhaber: Oregon’s best choice for Governor. John Kitzhaber is the only candidate with the knowledge and experience to lead Oregon in 2010 and beyond. While Chris Dudley might be an attractive personality and a friendly face, he simply lacks the experience the job demands.
Oregon governor election results – Breaking: John Kitzhaber is being hailed as Oregon’s next governor by several Oregon news outlets. Both the Oregonian and KOIN News are projecting a Kitzhaber victory. The contest between Democrat John Kitzhaber and Republican Chris Dudley was one of the closest Oregon elections on record.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden saves Internet from censorship bill COICA. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is saving the Internet from government censorship. Wyden is vowing to stop theCombating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act(COICA), a bill that would have given the government power to censor the Internet.
Palin Palooza goes granola in enlightened Eugene, Oregon. Sarah Palin made a visit to enlightened Eugene, Oregon. The half-term governor of Alaska and losing vice presidential candidate was the headliner for the Lane County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day dinner in Eugene.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden casts vote to repeal DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell). Earlier Wyden announced that he had been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. It was unclear from his announcement whether or not he would be available for the crucial vote.
Oregon Dems DeFazio, Wu, oppose Obama’s compromise tax package. Oregon Democratic Representatives Peter DeFazio and David Wu have both announced their opposition to President Barack Obama’s compromise tax package.
Can Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley reform the filibuster? Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has a plan to reform the broken process of filibuster in the U.S. Senate. The Senate filibuster, at one time an admirable feature of the U.S. Senate, has become a source of abuse and a cause of Senate dysfunction.
Oregon: ‘Crash the Tea Party’ teacher resigns. Jason Levin, the Oregon middle school teacher responsible for the once notorious web site, Crash the Tea Party.org, resigned Wednesday. Levin was facing dismissal for inappropriate use of public resources and time spent at school creating the web site that encouraged the infiltration and sabotage of the Tea Party movement.
Oregon: OLCC bans Four Loco, other alcoholic energy drinks. In an emergency Saturday session the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved a temporary ban of caffeinated alcoholic energy drinks, including the infamous Four Loco, one of several brands of alcoholic beverage laced with caffeine.
Officer Frashour fired for Aaron Campbell shooting. Officer Frashour shot an unarmed Campbell in the back last January. Mayor Sam Adams and Portland Chief of Police Michael Reese concluded that the use of deadly force against Portland resident Aaron Campbell was outside of bureau policy and thus justified termination of employment for Frashour and disciplinary actions against three other officers.
Blumenauer’s quiet victory: Medicare offers voluntary end of life planning. Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat, is celebrating a quiet victory: Under new health regulations recently issued by the Obama administration, Medicare recipients will be offered voluntary end-of-life planning, and an opportunity to issue advance health care directives.
