Month: February 2014

Leading For Change Candidate Training

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Political Calendar: Week of February 2, 2014

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

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Today is Groundhog Day. If Congress sees its shadow there will be six more weeks of inaction on the needs of the nation.

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Political Calendar For The Week of February 2, 2014:

Sunday, February 2: Superbowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Monday, February 3, Noon: Democrats of Greater Tucson luncheon, Dragon's View Restaurant (400 N. Bonita, South of St. Mary's Road between the Freeway and Grande Avenue, turn South at Furr's Cafeteria), buffet lunch costs $8.50. Featured speaker is Jim Holway, Democratic candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission on “What powers does the ACC hold, and my candidacy for a voice in it.”Next week: Jeremy Lasher, Field Organizer & Consultant to City of Tucson, on “How annexation benefits the city and you.”

There’s something eerily familiar about Chris Christie

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Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com

 

So it’s been revealed that NJ Gov. Chris Christie probably knew about the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge last year. Shocker! What this means is:

1. It is Christmas in February over at MSNBC

2. There is an important lesson in this for Dems who turn into big, wobbly piles of goo at the slightest sign of decency in a Republican.

Christie famously hugged President Obama after Hurricane Sandy and then bamboozled the public and credulous pundits desperate for a Moderate Republican SaviorTM for months after. He won his reelection for Governor easily – getting one third of the Democratic vote in the state – last November. Since taking that office in 2009, Christie had taken a sledgehammer to unions and public pensions and been a total dick to public school teachers but none of that mattered. Christie’s PR machine worked overtime to portray him as a likable guy with the “common touch”.