BREAKING: Brewer calls Special Session to remove AIRC Chair Colleen Mathis
November 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After a day of wrangling among Tea-Publican conspirators on how far to go in blowing up the AIRC, the votes must now finally be lined up as our lame-duck Governor has issued the call for a Special Session to remove AIRC Chair Colleen Mathis. The Senate will come into session to rubber-stamp Governor Brewer's
“Occupy” is the new “In”
November 1, 2011
by David Safier First there were sit-ins. On February 1, 1960, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair, Jr., walked into an F.W. Woolworth Company store in Greensboro, North Carolina, purchased some school supplies, then went to the lunch counter and asked to be served. They knew they probably would not be. The
AIRC Update: Action Alert
November 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last night the Governor's office announced that it would not call for a Special Session on Tuesday, but the governor's spokesperson said that she was keeping her options open. The political gossip rag The Yellow Sheet Report (suscription required) has a post about the Tea-Publican leadership making a last ditch effort today for
Heritage Foundation, AEI: Teachers overpaid by $120 billion per year
November 1, 2011
by David Safier I had no idea I was overpaid during my 30+ years of teaching, but the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute have schooled me. Apparently, public school teachers make more than they should. If you do a simple comparison . . . well, no, if you do a simple comparison, teachers
Sen. Frank Antenori’s lame idea rejected as ‘ludicrous’ and ‘irresponsible’
November 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day Howard Fischer reported GOP state lawmaker wants Arizona voters to pick district boundaries: A Republican lawmaker is proposing to amend the Arizona Constitution to give voters the final say on lines for the state's 30 legislative and nine congressional districts. Sen. Frank Antenori of Tucson envisions a plan where
AIRC Update: The Governor’s Star Chamber and Tea-Publican Tyranny Run Amok
November 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In 1988, Governor Evan Mecham faced impeachment, charged with obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds by a Republican-controlled legislature. Jan Brewer, then a member of the legislature, made an impassioned speech against the impeachment of Governor Mecham and voted against his impeachment. Her colleagues disagreed and impeached the Governor. At
Proud Terri keeps on turning (out fabrications)
October 31, 2011
by David Safier Terri Proud and/or her handlers want Terri to be a player — something like LD-26's Frank Antenori, I guess. But in the process, she keeps on turning out howlers. The Republic's AZ Fact Check looked at one of her latest assertions and said — rather politely, I think — her statement is
Big bucks behind charter school advocacy
October 31, 2011
by David Safier Progressive-minded supporters of the charter school movement, this should make you wary. Not wary of charters per se. Wary of the people pushing them and what that means about the direction charters are heading. The Walton Family Foundation puts big bucks into charter school advocacy. These are the Walmart folks — very,
