Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The Representative from Washington’s Congressional District # 3 is a member of the Democratic Party who has backed George Bush on several matters of critical importance to U.S. citizens in general and progressives in particular: 1) support for the occupation of Iraq, and, especially, support for ‘the Surge’; 2) approval of the Peru Free-Trade Agreement [...]
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Image via Wikipedia Comes now a letter to the editor today in the Columbain re our Congressman Baird: FISA vote is last straw I recently heard, then read, about Congressman Brian Baird’s rationale for voting for the new FISA bill. What a bunch of half-truths. First, I am an independent. Baird has willingly changed his philosophy in recent years, [...]
disinter (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
The following candidates still have to win their primaries and need your help: Linda Goldthorpe (MI) District 1 v. Bart Stupak (D Incumbent) Primary: August 05, 2008 Geoge Lilly (CO) District 1 v. Dianna DeGette (D Incumbent) Primary: August 12, 2008 Michael Delavar (WA) District 3 v. Brian Baird (D Incumbent) Primary: August 19, 2008 Dean Santoro (FL) State Senate District 35 Primary: August 26, 2008...
Washblog - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
[Front paged: NM] Attended U.S. Representative Brian Baird Town Hall Meeting in South Bend, Pacific County, Washington on July 1, 2008. I had very personal reasons for wanting to talk to Congressman Baird this year based on our experience talking with him at his Town Hall meeting last summer. You may recall that last year Congressman Baird made national news in his support of the 'Surge' (of U.S. troops...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
By TOM KOENNINGER U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, travels a lot. He often returns to his 3rd Congressional District constituents on weekends, has flown to Japan and has visited the Middle East, including Iraq.
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Congressman Brian Baird will host a town hall meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday in Cathlamet. … “No problem is too big and no problem is too small. Everything’s up for discussion, but to join in the conversation you have to be there,” Baird, D-Vancouver, said in a written statement. I’d give him a piece of mine, [...]
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA), in an interview with Conversations, is urging the United States to resume its role as, "A leader in science diplomacy" in the Middle East. Rep. Baird is the second member of the House of Representatives to promote science-based diplomacy along with Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), who appeared in a previous edition. Conversations, an online discussion focused on the transforming impact...
Washblog - Front Page (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
[Front paged: NM] Last Friday Norn Dicks, Brian Baird and Adam Smith betrayed the people of America and voted with the Republican Party to hand George Bush a major victory in his project to eviscerate the Constitution and establish a regime of unchecked executive power. The so-called "compromise" FISA bill ended any hope of accountability for our runaway President or the telecommunication companies...
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
ActBlue is raising funds for better Dems to defeat the BushDems, and Brian Baird (WA-03) is among their targets. You can go here to contribute to Cheryl Crist and/or any of the BushDem challengers, including Regina Thomas of Georgia’s 12th District: BushDemocrat John Barrow voted with George Bush on every issue we track, including Iraq, Iran, habeas [...]
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Glenn Greenwald has the details on how House Democrats surrendered to the Bush Administration today, also reminding us why the Democratic-led Congress has a higher approval rating among Republicans than Democrats. From the Roll Call votes , Adam Smith, Norm Dicks, and Brian Baird all voted to give the President greater powers , as Ryan Singel at Wired explains ( emphasis mine ): Under the proposal,...
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
I just called Baird’s office and asked his position on the FISA vote. “He hasn’t made his position public.” WHAT ARE WE PAYING HIM FOR? I told the intern to mark me as a NO, and that with Bush at 24% Baird shouldn’t even be saying gesundheit when Dummy sneezes. Please call Brian Baird (and/or your [...]
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Snide, amusing article on Brian Baird’s planned trip to the Galapagos Islands regarding climate change: U.S. Rep. Brian Baird will lead a congressional tour of the Galapagos Islands beginning Friday. The 16-member group will travel via U.S. military jet to Quito, Ecuador’s capital, and tour the islands by charter boat, returning to Washington, D.C., on [...]
On The Road To 2008 (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Filing week continues and the problems with party preference continue to plague candidates who have been confused by the new filing forms. On Monday Richard Pope observed that Brian Baird was listed as "Prefers Democrat Party". Richard contacted the Baird people and they then contacted the Secretary of State to correct the preference to read "Prefers Democratic Party". Since then I have been monitoring...
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
The Representative from Washington's Congressional District # 3 is a member of the Democratic Party who has backed George Bush on several matters of critical importance to U.S. citizens in general and progressives in particular: 1) support for the occupation of Iraq, and, especially, support for ‘the Surge’; 2) approval of the Peru Free-Trade Agreement [...]
KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., has announced $3.6 million in federal Department of Transportation funding for runway repairs at the Olympia Airport.
