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Pima County GOP’s gun fetish has a long history
September 11, 2011
by David Safier The Pima County Republican Party's recent Glock raffle is history. So this is a good time for a little historical reflection on the use of the conservative gun fetish in Southern Arizona politics. Treating guns simultaneously as sacred talisman and call-of-the-wild paean to sex and violence — talk about mixing sacred and
Lori Klein making GOP donors an offer they can’t refuse?
September 11, 2011
by David Safier The Republic says this is unusual. Sen. Lori Klein isn't just raising money for herself. She's raising bucks for others, and getting paid for it. Sen. Lori Klein can add a new line to her resume. No, it's not gun-safety instructor, but party-fundraiser extraordinaire. "Extraordinaire" as in it's not often you see
Getting proactive about rejecting the flat tax
September 11, 2011
by David Safier Among the many things I like about Sen. Paula Aboud's push to expose the flat tax is, she's getting ahead of the issue. Too often, we let the other side define the issue and set the vocabulary, then we end up back on our heels, trying to fight off their arguments, often
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?
September 11, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remembering the heartbreak that was September 11, 2001… and the days that followed. (Photos taken from www.911digitalarchive.org) Alan Jackson's song "Where were you when the world stopped turning?"
Pearce Recall Update: Pearce’s stalking horse candidate files, petition challenge likely
September 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In early 16th-century England, a "stalking horse" was one trained to conceal the hunter walking behind it; the practice allowed human predators to sneak up on their prey without attracting suspicion. What exactly is a "stalking horse"? – Slate Magazine: In modern political applications of the phrase, a stalking horse is either
Forums on the Flat Tax Folly
September 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." – H. L. Mencken Since the age of Ronaldus Magnus, Republicans have offered only "simple solutions to complex problems" — policy by focus group tested bumper sticker slogans — that are flat out wrong. Like the Flat Tax folly
Economists agree that The American Jobs Act delivers
September 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The economists have weighed in on The American Jobs Act and they agree that it delivers a significant boost to the economy and jobs. Now it will require convincing the "Do Nothing" Tea-Publican Congress that wants to destroy the American economy to prevent President Obama from having a major success on the economy
President Obama introduces The American Jobs Act – Now Pass It!
September 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday to introduce The American Jobs Act and to tell the "Do Nothing" Tea-Publican Congress to "pass this bill." Read the Transcript of the President's remarks. From the White House Blog. The American Jobs Act: To create more jobs
