Bundgaard Goes, But Not Quietly
January 6, 2012
Posted by Michael Bryan Color me shocked. Seriously: shocked. Senator Abusive douche-bag Scott Bundgaard has resigned. I was sure that the fix was in for Bundgaard, but apparently he got the word during the lunch break just before he was to testify that the votes were actually lining up – both on the committee and in the
Arpaio Redefines Chutzpah in Response to the DOJ’s Finding Letter
January 6, 2012
Posted by Micheal Bryan Sheriff Arpaio responded to the DOJ's Civil Rights Division by the deadline set by AAG Thomas Perez, but he did so in a rather unusually passive aggressive fashion (see his attorney's letter [pdf link]: he's made his own discovery demands (106 of them!) and set his own deadline. He seems to
What. A. Dunce. . . . Or, “Paging Dr. Freud”
January 6, 2012
by David Safier With S. Carolina guv Nikki Haley on one side and president-wannabe Romney on the other, McCain says, "With the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around." What fun, watching the two people who still have some of their faculties intact descend on the old
Tucson Gun Show Irony Alert: No loaded guns allowed
January 6, 2012
by David Safier You can attend a gun show at the Pima County Fairgrounds on the one year anniversary of the shooting at Giffords' Congress on Your Corner event. And you can bring a gun with you — so long as it isn't loaded. No loaded firearms and no loaded magazines are permitted in any
Remembering January 8th events
January 6, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Wednesday, Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor participated in an hourlong discussion with young students about how the next generation can help restore civil discourse and respect in society, in For Our Future: A conversation inspired by Christina-Taylor Green, moderated by Chanell 12's Lin Su Cooney. Click below to
“McCain on Romney: Which Mitt is He Endorsing?”
January 6, 2012
by David Safier Here's a video put out by the DNC: McCain on Romney, circa 2007-8.
(Update) We Can’t Wait: Tea-Publican hostage taking of America is over
January 6, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Post today has an editorial in support of Presdient Obama's recess appointments that lambasts Tea-Publican obstructionism for nullification. Obama’s justifiable ‘power grab’ on recess appointments – The Washington Post: [C]ritics argue that the president did not have the authority to make such appointments. Their proof? Every three days or so,
Good teachers help students. Bad teachers hurt them. Now, what do we do with that information?
January 6, 2012
by David Safier The NY Times has an interesting article on a phenomenon that's been studied before, with similar conclusions: Good teachers have lasting positive effects on students; bad teachers have lasting negative effects on students. This seemingly obvious conclusion actually isn't so obvious, and the details are less obvious still. It would be easy
