And the Lord said “Verily, I say unto you, that Rick Santorum shall be the ‘Not-the-Romney’ candidate”
January 14, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The end-times Christian Reconstructionists and Dominionists have annointed their chosen one. And the Lord said "Verily, I say unto you, that Rick Santorum shall be the 'Not-the-Romney' candidate." And so it came to pass. Take a Tebow, Rick. Evangelical leaders back Santorum – chicagotribune.com: Influential evangelical Christian leaders on Saturday endorsed Rick
Coverage of Atomic Al Melvin’s proposed nuclear waste dump
January 14, 2012
by David Safier None too positive coverage of Atomic Al Melvin's idea to make Arizona the Nuclear Waste Dump Capitol of the Country. This ABC TV News 15 coverage prefers the phrase "Nuclear Waste Dump" over Melvin's chosen term: "Atomic Energy Recyling Facility." Listen to the way the newscaster says "the new dumping ground for
Voucher hypocrisy alert
January 13, 2012
by David Safier Arizona Republicans are trying to get more private school vouchers into law through the front door, the side door and the back door. I'll write more about the various bills which would use taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition another time. Right now, I want to point out one unbelievable
The Fire Next Time: The Euro Financial Crisis – S&P downgrades debt of 9 countries
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the government debt of France, Austria, Italy and Spain by one notch, Only Germany maintained the coveted ‘AAA’ level. S&P downgrades ratings on France, Italy, Spain, Austria 1 notch; Germany keeps AAA rating – The Washington Post: The cuts, which eliminated France and Austria’s triple-A status,
If they can’t manage a campaign, why are we to believe they can manage a country?
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Oops!" And not just Governor Goodhair Rick Perry this time. Perry, Gingrich lose lawsuit to get on Virginia primary ballot – The Washington Post: A federal judge denied a request Friday to add four presidential candidates to Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), former House
Fact checking the mendacity of ‘Mittens’
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If there are any media villagers who are not regular readers of Steve Benen at the Political Animal, I am going to highly recommend that you start with his new feature on Friday afternoons fact checking the mendacity of that pathological liar, Willard "Mittens" Romney. This weekly feature will save you substantial time in
White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the White House White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson, Arizona: On Monday, January 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., please join us at the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson, Arizona. The summit will connect senior Obama Administration officials from diverse policy areas with community leaders,
No partisanship from Vic Williams here. Move along, please.
January 13, 2012
by David Safier Steve Farley has proposed one of those nonpartisan bills, to ban coverings on license plates that interfere with photo radar. It's about stopping people from interfering with law enforcement and discouraging people from speeding, which endangers their safety and the safety of others. LD-26 Republican Vic Williams is Chair of the House
