John Barnes

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BIOGRAPHY

John was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and works in public policy. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history, is a published historian, and probably spends too much time enjoying fishing and cigars.

After graduating from college in Michigan, rather than go to the nation's capitol like so many of his compatriots, he turned his sights towards the sunset and with Thoreau's words in mind headed west. "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free."

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Fly on the Wall

By John Barnes | 07/18/08

Overheard conversation between Michelle Obama spokesperson and Christine Gregoire's campaign representative prior to Obama's speaking at a Gregoire fundraiser in Seattle: Gregoire Representative: So, what topics will Michelle be covering today? Obama Spokesperson: Hope and change, of course. Gregoire Representative: Yeah, about that whole "change" bit... Obama Spokesperson: You mean we shouldn't talk about that? Gregoire... read more »

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What hurts the most is...getting caught breaking the law

By John Barnes | 07/14/08

Rich Roesler, the Spokesman Review's Olympia correspondent, has an interesting blog post about the Democrats' ongoing trouble with copyright laws. After a ruckus over inappropriately using copyrighted material from the Centralia Chronicle, the band whose music was featured in a controversial ad attacking Dino Rossi complained loudly. Most recently, the Democrats put together an ad critiquing the Rossi campaign for not allowing their... read more »