The Less Than Do Nothing Tea-Publican Congress in One Chart
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/t Daily Kos: The do-nothing Republican House
CBO Study: Income Inequality in America
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You may have seen this story in your local newspaper today Rich are getting much richer: The richest 1 percent of Americans have been getting far richer over the past three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax household income only crawl up in comparison, according to a
AZ GOP Congressional Caucus (FAIR Trust) is strong-arming Governor and Legislature on AIRC
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Fallout from our lame-duck Governor Brewer's autocratic attempt to assault the "independence" of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is continuing. It has come to light that the Arizona GOP Congressional Caucus, i.e., the "soft money" GOP redistricting organization FAIR Trust, is responsible for bringing pressure to bear on our lame-duck governor and Arizona legislature
‘Payday’ Paton loses round one in his quest to kill clean elections
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently posted about the wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, Jonathan "Payday" Paton's attempt to kill Arizona Clean Elections in order to kill the City of Tucson's Clean Elections system — a twofer! Jonathan 'Payday' Paton still trying to subjugate the citizens of Tucson: [In 2010] was Paton's attempt to dictate to
Pima Dems call on ‘Rio Nuevo’ Rick Grinnell to denounce Governor Brewer’s naked power-grab over AIRC
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Did you know that the the Tea-Publican's "Hail Mary pass" write-in candidate for mayor of Tucson says that he is "nonpartisan" on his campaign materials — materials paid for by the Arizona Republican Party with a hefty contribution from GOP money-man Jim Click? Lucky for him campaign materials are not subject to Arizona's
Lame-Duck Governor Brewer Threatens the AIRC: Give her a Piece of Your Mind
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our lame-duck Tea-Publican Governor often gets credit from our feckless political media for being the "adult in the room," i.e., less crazy than the Tea-Publican members of the Arizona legislature, simply because she vetoed a few of their bills this past session. That's setting the bar pretty low. Apparently these media villagers do not recall Jan
AZ GOP illegal push poll in Tucson City Council elections
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona GOP's dirty politics Is the Arizona GOP illegally 'earmarking' funds for Tucson City Council elections? is deeper in the gutter today with an illegal push poll in the Tucson City Council elections. Press release form the Pina County Demcoratic Party: Floundering GOP Campaigns Resort to Anonymous Smear Tactics Trailing badly in
DOJ: Texas redistricting maps intentially discriminate against Hispanic voters
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission should take notice: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively defending the Voting Rights Act of 1965. If the commissioners want DOJ preclearance "on the first try" as Chair Colleen Mathis has set as an objective, they had better not have a retrogressive effect for Hispanic voting
