Seattle Author/Cop

My little ‘ol libertarian-leaning self seems to be finding himself living in bizzaro America in these waning days of the presidential election. Did I hear correctly yesterday that in a national poll a majority of voters feel Senator Obama would be better on taxes than Senator McCain? What exactly is the color of the sky [...]

     It’s interesting, to say the least, being a conservative-libertarian cop working in an overwhelmingly liberal city. One interesting aspect of liberal city culture is quite relevant at this time: political campaign signs, political assumptions, and my observations regarding them.
     It should surprise no one to find a disproportionate number of Democratic Party campaign [...]

      A little courtesy won’t kill you.
     I was learning to drive when my home state used this slogan in an attempt to cajole its drivers into better, safer behavior. I don’t know if there was ever any statistical analysis done following the campaign, but I can attest to its ability to stick in [...]