Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world....
from The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats, 1919
The middle of the road is all of the usable surface.
The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1-July-2019
Jay Inslee on Building the Future
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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced his run for president on March 1, 2019 from a solar power facility in Seattle, Washington.
Jay says his top priority will be climate change, which he calls “the greatest threat to our existence.”
He has a good resume:
- He got a degree in economics and then a law degree.
- He served in the Washington State House of Representative from 1989-1993.
- He was in the US House of Representatives from 1993-1995 and then again from 1999-2012.
- In 1996 he worked with the US Department of Health and Human Services under President Clinton.
- Since 2013 he has been the governor of Washington State.
During his time in the House, Jay voted for the Federal Assault Weapons Ban opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and voted for Obamacare.
As governor, Jay legalized gay marriage put a moratorium on executions and promoted apprenticeship programs.
Jay was also the first governor to oppose Trump's Muslim ban so he is used to fighting against the current president which he will be doing in 2020 if he wins the nomination.
As president Jay has promised he will
- increase the minimum wage
- strive for 100% clean energy by 2035
- legalize marijuana
- expand background checks for gun purchases
- ban assault weapons
- and create millions of good paying jobs based on clean energy.
As a moderate Democrat I like Jay's focus on climate change, but especially the way he ties it to creating new and good jobs and growing our economy. I think that can be a winning strategy for Democrats in 2020.
Near the the end of his speech Jay says “we do not fear the future, we BUILD it!” That's a good line. I hope all Democrats will support this message of working on climate change in a smart and responsible way that will also increase prosperity for ALL Americans.
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