Responsible Plan

In 2006, upstart politician Darcy Burner (D-Carnation) came out of nowhere to nearly capture the 8th District Congressional seat from incumbent Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn), who defeated her by 7,000 votes and three percentage points. In 2008, she is back for more.  read more »

The New Republic has an article about the Darcy Burner-led "Responsible Plan" to leave Iraq. In it, they heap praise upon the plan for its outlook and legislative mechanisms. They call it "welcome progress" and compare the plan favorably to most others put forth by Democratic candidates.  read more »

George Fearing grew up the son of a preacher, and while his father's ministries took him all over the country, he always felt a connection to Eastern Washington. He spent much of his childhood in the region, went to college in Walla Walla, and returned to the Tri-Cities upon completion of his law degree in 1982. He has stayed there ever since.  read more »

In today's Seattle Times, Darcy Burner writes an op-ed piece criticizing America's policy on Iraq. Particularly Burner cites the wasted money and loss of life involved with the ongoing war, and the lack of political action taken so far to end the war, which she calls a "quagmire" that makes our military "weaker by the day".  read more »