Paid Family Leave — Are you feeling sandwiched?

Sandwiched…squished. Pressed between two things. Perhaps more than two things. Sound familiar? For women today, we can feel pressured by the need to take care of our children, of our aging parents, and God forbid, other members of our family.
Finally, the Oregon State legislature may just help. It is considering legislation that will provide $300 a [...]

Oh NO! Not Gay Marriage!

Really. Everybody needs to chill. The world will not end if people who love each other continue to gasp, love each other with tax benefits and some cake. Really.
Thanks to Bob Cesca for the image.

A Quick Education on Rahm Emanuel

In the rank of days of my life, it goes like this 1) and 2) the births of my two exceptionally amazing children, 3) marrying my sweet, totally awesome husband and 4) drum roll please….
November 4, 2008.
My children will now spend at least 4 years living in a country led by, without a doubt, the most [...]

KID-FRIENDLY Election Night Party

You are invited to an entirely kid-friendly election night party at the BackSpace Cafe (renamed the BarackSpace Cafe until Nov. 5th) at 115 NW 5th on November 4, starting at 5pm.
The BackSpace Cafe is huge, with lots of room for kids to run around and a full menu of vegetarian/vegan food for sale. It also has a big parking lot [...]

Yes, and Green is Red, too. Vote NO on Measure 64.

The Republicans and those on the Right have always been incredibly good and turning and twisting words to make everything sound better. Global warming became climate change. Homophobia and sexism became family values. For those things they hate, they twist words just as well (think partial birth abortion.)
Now, in Oregon, Bill Sizemore has done it [...]

Yes on 26-94

Today, like a number of other organizations in Portland, we’re urging you to vote YES on measure 26-94, also known as the Portland Children’s Levy.  Every five years Portlanders have the opportunity to approve funding which goes to local early childhood education, programs in child abuse prevention and intervention, and services for children in [...]

Get Up, Stand Up

Seriously. If you think it’s over, let me just say, it’s not. We’ve got perhaps the sneakiest, slimiest opponents in history and while we’re ahead in the polls, they’ve got voter fraud, Diebold, deceptive robocalls and creepy campaign tactics still up their sleeves.
As Obama said yesterday, “For those of you who are feeling giddy or cocky or [...]

This is a Family Blog

This is a family blog, otherwise I’d be writing a string of uh, words, that may not be appropriate for all. The rallies. The racism. The hatred. The pure evil that the McCain/Palin campaign has become. And tonight, McCain hit a new low — he said he’d “whip” Obama in Wednesday’s debate. Yeah. Nice choice of [...]

Is It Over?

As of today, Pollster.com is assuming that Barack Obama will win 320 electoral college votes, including those from the states of Ohio and Florida. Obama is hovering around the 70’s in the Intrade Prediction Market. He is ahead in every national poll and has been for weeks now. With every debate, Obama’s chances only go [...]

MamaKristin and Shawn are LiveBlogging!

UPDATE: Shawn will now be a panelist for MOMocrats. You’re just going have to go back and forth.
MamaKristin is going to be liveblogging the Tuesday, October 7th presidential debate on BlueOregon. Maybe even be on TV (Koin, channel 6). I can’t wait to watch another installment in the Obama/McCain smackdown. I’m rooting for the smart one, btw.
Check it [...]