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Putting O’Dell’s “city sick/vacation leave scandal” exposé into perspective
June 5, 2011
by David Safier Rob O'Dell has another of his "If it bleeds [money], it leads," "I hate city government" front page exposés in the Star today. The story: City employees get tens of thousands of dollars when they retire if they don't use all their sick and vacation days. It's a typical O'Dell hit piece.
More on Pearce’s appointment of a convicted felon to Child Support Committee
June 4, 2011
by David Safier I posted a few days ago about Pearce appointing Terry Decker, who was convicted of punching a teacher who tried to stop him from taking his children out of school (he was the non-custodial parent, and it wasn't his visitation day) to serve on the Child Support Committee. In Pearce's defense, he
You gotta love it
June 4, 2011
by David Safier Brett Mecum was fired from his job as head of the AZ Republican Party. No, not really. He actually resigned. But the party agreed to "fire" him so he could collect unemployment. Perfectly legal. But doesn't that, um, take away his incentive to go out and look for a job? How sad.
The First Tequila Party Rally Tonight in Tucson
June 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (A quick note to The Tequila Party: send a press release if you want anyone to know about your event). The Tequila Party (TTP) is holding its first national Tequila Party Rally in downtown Tucson this Saturday, June 4, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. at La Cocina Restaurant (Courtyard), 201 N. Court Avenue, Tucson
Did anybody notice…?
June 3, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …that Rep. Paul "I'm a millionaire" Gosar (R-AZ1) pushed an anti-Davis-Bacon Act amendment to the Homeland Security funding bill passed by the House this week? The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on public works projects are paid the "prevailing wage" in their area. The amendment failed, even with
Al Qaeda urges followers to exploit the gun show loophole
June 3, 2011
by David Safier Unfortunately, this is for real: Al Qaeda urging its followers in America to buy firearms at gun shows where there are no background checks and use them in acts of terrorism. In a video released today Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn encourages terrorists to use American gun shows to arm themselves for
An infuriating post about corporate tax cheats
June 3, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently received a letter from the IRS kindly informing me that I made a miscalculation and that I owe them a small sum of money (less than the cost of a tank of gas). I totally disagreed, but I paid it anyway because the small amount was not worth the aggravation and
Medicare is going bankrupt again! (and again, and again, and again . . .)
June 3, 2011
by David Safier The year Medicare was supposed to go bankrupt was 1976, and 1985, and 1989, and 1992, and 1998, and 2000, and 2002. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune has a long string of quotes from our top national papers predicting the imminent demise of Medicare. You can follow the link to read
