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(Update) A temporary reprieve in the next hostage taking: The FAA
August 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congress wants to go on its vacation during August recess, so it is giving the FAA a temporary reprieve until Congress comes back in September, when Tea-Publicans again will once again take the FAA hostage. This is surreal. Greg Sargent reports FAA deal reached, but Dems still face major test with labor
Illegal ‘straw’ contribution from a short-lived shell company: What Citizens United hath wrought
August 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlieMeanie: Let this story be a lesson for the lazy mainstream media — you are going to have to rediscover how to do investigative journalism and rediscover your "watchdog of democracy" purpose envisioned by the Founding Fathers in this new era of Citizens United corporate money in politics. It is not acceptable for
Gov. Chris Christie is tired of dealing with the GOP’s religious bigot ‘crazy base’
August 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) earns a standing ovation for standing up to the GOP's religious bigot "crazy base" hellbent on demonizing and scapegoating all American Muslims as "Islamist terrorists" and fantasizing that that they want to impose a Caliphate and Sharia law on the U.S. Finally! A voice of reason in the
July jobs report surprisingly better than expected
August 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We sure could use a little good news today" – Little Good News, by Anne Murray (1983) Today we got some surprisingly good news in the July jobs report. Steve Benen reports at the Political Animal – Job numbers beat expectations, unemployment drops: Given the expectations and the larger global concerns — most
Hermey, er, Paul Gosar has some ‘issues’
August 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hermey the Misfit Elf Paul Gosar, the dentist who plays a congressman on TV, has some staffing problems at the highest level which has thrown his office into disarray. Maybe he should go back to doing root canals. Politico reports Paul Gosar plagued by staffing turmoil: Staffing problems at the highest level
(Update) The ethically challenged Phisher King, Tyler Vogt
August 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There are those who downplayed what the Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, did in using a public records request to obtain Tucson City Council Members ward news e-mail lists (and other e-mail lists) for a commercial purpose, i.e., to spam Tucsonans with a solicitation for campaign contributions in a campaign e-mail. Here is why what
Reminder: AIRC public hearing in Sierra Vista today
August 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is holding a public hearing today in Sierra Vista. The remote location in Bisbee has been canceled due to technical difficulties with the AV connection to Buena H.S. Thursday, August 4, 2011City of Sierra Vista 6:00 p.m.Buena High School5225 E. Buena School Blvd. Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
President Obama’s 50th Birthday Bash – Today!
August 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Your "long form" birth certificate is not required.
