GOP to America: Drop Dead! ‘They had better do it, and decrease the surplus (labor) population’
October 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Did you hear that the U.S. Senate passed the American Jobs Act on a vote of 51-49 last night? No? That is because under the antiquated rules of the U.S. Senate that allows a minority — often only one senator — to block legislation, the Tea-Publicans invoked cloture and mounted a filibuster
AIRC Update: Bipartisan agreement on Green Valley / Sahuarita – Will the AIRC listen?
October 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received a number of angry e-mails from residents of Green Valley and Sahuarita earlier this week over the "merge map" crafted by AIRC Commissioners Linda McNulty (D) and Scott Freeman (R) in a rare moment of Kumbaya cooperation over the weekend. These residents were livid that their communities were put into
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October 12, 2011
by David Safier From MyFox Memphis: Nashville, Tn – Local state representative Curry Todd has been arrested in Nashville. He is charged with DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence. [snip] Todd sponsored a 2009 bill to allow people with handgun carry permits to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that
Elizabeth Warren on Occupy Wall Street
October 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Elizabeth Warren reminds us that we should've seen the financial crisis and Occupy Wall Street coming. A new viral video promoting the Occupy Wall Street movement features the Massachusetts Senate candidate in a 2009 interview with Dan Rather recounting the economic history Washington ignored that led to the protests we see today.
Update: Tucson City Clerk issues cease and desist letter in ‘SpamGate’
October 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tucson City Clerk has issued a cease and desist letter to "Rio Nuevo" Rick Grinnell for unlawful spamming of city employees' e-mail accounts soliciting campaign contributions in "SpamGate." Campaigns warned about email soliciting City of Tucson employees: Political candidates who solicit city employees for donations on their official government electronic mail
No wonder Al Melvin hates The Weekly
October 11, 2011
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie gave Cap'n Al a pretty good going over this morning for the captain's "everything's coming up roses" op ed in the Star. Dan Gibson on The Weekly's Range piled on as well. It couldn't happen to a more deserving state senator. Melvin wrote about Arizona's job growth in August.
Pearce Recall Update: Jerry Lewis leads in ‘rumored’ poll
October 11, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The political gossip rag the Yellow Sheet Report (subscription required) has this tantalizing tidbit. Rumored polls show Lewis with edge – Arizona Capitol Times: A poll was conducted last week in LD18 by Tucson pollster Margaret Kenski, and initial chatter is that it shows Lewis leading Pearce by 10 points. After the
Koch Brothers industry pollutes Arkansas town
October 11, 2011
by David Safier The Koch Brothers are the poster children for the importance of government regulation. If they can cut a corner, endangering people's health, people's lives and the overall health of the environment, they'll do it if it adds a few dollars to their bottom line. Below is a 10 minute video detailing the
