Mitch McConnell Removes the Republican Party From A Seat At The Negotiation Table (Updated)
William F. Buckley, Jr., the patrician founder of the National Review rag, declared in its mission statement that “A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.” Buckley, as so often was … Read more
Bipartisan Support for the American Jobs Plan among Arizona Mayors
While it may be difficult to find Republican support and votes in Congress for the Biden/Harris Administration American Jobs Plan that takes monumental steps to upgrade and modernize the nation’s infrastructure (Come on Moscow Mitch! What is wrong with investing in electric cars and charging stations and paying for it with taxes on rich corporations,) … Read more
(UPDATED) The Arizona Republican State Senate Audit is Not About Finding Fraud; It is About Giving Cover to Republican led Voting Suppression Measures
The word is out. Republicans in the Arizona State Senate have finally found their auditors to conduct a review of the Maricopa County Election Results for the 2020 Presidential Elections. YSR 3-31-21 (1) Most objective-minded Arizonans already have a clue how much of a sham this process will be given two already completed audits that … Read more
(UPDATE) Play Ball Except in Atlanta at the All Star Break
As Az Blue Meanie noted in an earlier article today, it is Opening Day for America’s Pastime. It will be fun watching to see if the Diamondbacks exceed expectations and become one of this year’s Cinderella Teams. Arizona fans should take note that preseason predictions are just forecasts. Sometimes they happen and other times they … Read more
GQP Criminal Negligence: The COVID-19 ‘Fourth Wave’ is Here
After the Republican governors of Florida and Texas “reopened 100%” with no COVID-19 safety precautions in March to take advantage of college Spring Break partygoers (followed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey pathetically joining in, saying “wait, me too!“), Axios reports The fourth wave is here: Coronavirus infections are on the rise yet again, all across … Read more
Vaccine Passports are Constitutional, says University of Missouri Law Professor
Like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, anti-maskers are livid over the coming of “vaccine passports.” They say the so-called passports would be a Big Brother control mechanism tracking their every move, while traveling or enjoying events that will no longer be super-spreaders when people are vaccinated. “The first thing to know about vaccine passports is that they’re … Read more
You Can Recalculate Your ‘ObamaCare’ Health Insurance Premium Subsidy Beginning Today
More good news today! Extra premium subsidies approved as part of the recent stimulus bill will be available on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting on Thursday, April 1. Link to HealthCare.gov. CNN reports, New stimulus Obamacare subsidies start April 1: Current enrollees and those seeking Obamacare coverage can access the additional help for … Read more
Opening Day: For Love Of The Game
Baseball’s crazy COVID Season of cardboard cutout fans and recorded crowd noise is over. The Los Angeles Dodgers finally figured out how to get out of their own way and to win a World Championship in 2020. The long winter of our COVID-19 discontent is over. The “boys of summer” are back playing in front … Read more
