The world according to S. AZ Republican legislators
April 8, 2011
by David Safier This morning I attended an LD-25 and LD-26 legislators' forum at the YMCA on N. Shannon. Only 3 pols showed up: Vic Williams and Al Melvin from LD-26 and Peggy Judd from LD-25. Forum, however, is the wrong word. It was more like a Republican PR road show. The audience — and
Conservative brain big on fear, liberal brain on logical analysis
April 8, 2011
by David Safier The conservative brain and the liberal brain are different. Conservatives have a larger fear/threat brain center. Liberals have more gray matter in the portion of the brain associated with making sense of conflicting information. So says a recent study. I checked a bunch of sources to make sure this information didn't originate
Sen. Al Franken introduces the ‘Pay for War’ resolution
April 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Something that should have been done in 2001. From Daily Kos: Franken introduces 'Pay for War' resolution: Sen. Al Franken… introduced the Pay for War Resolution in the Senate yesterday. The Pay for War Resolution gives Congress the option to finance war through budget cuts, creating new revenue or a combination of
Star headline writers are on a roll
April 8, 2011
by David Safier Yesterday, the Star's Creative Headline Writing Team (CHWT) said the slightly-less-birthy birther bill in the Senate was easing the way for ballot eligibility. Quite the jaw dropper. Today, they refer to the slash-and-burn budget Brewer signed as a budget-balancing plan. Brewer signs budget-balancing plan While not exactly false, the head is just
The GOP’s war on women leads to a government shutdown
April 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It appears that the Christian Taliban wing of the Tea-Publican Party is ready to walk the plank and to shut down the federal government over its ideological extremist demand that any budget compromise entirely defund Planned Parenthood. The GOP's war on women has reached a new level of insanity. John Aravosis at Americablog.com
Something rotten in Wisconsin: 7,000 votes ‘found’?
April 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Wednesday, the AP reported "With 100 percent of precincts reporting," JoAnne Kloppenburg had 740,090 votes, or 50.01 percent, 204 more votes than David Prosser who had 739,886 votes, or 49.99 percent. Now the unbelievable. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus claimed she failed to import the results from Brookfield City into her
Update: Tea-Publican Tyranny: ‘Shut ‘er Down!’
April 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's not about the budget numbers any longer. It's about a series of attached policy riders that Tea-Publicans are trying to extort from Democrats in order to pass a budget. Specifically, the Christian Taliban culture warriors want to defund Planned Parenthood in their blind pursuit to outlaw abortions worldwide, and thus deny hundreds of
A few reasons why Horne should step aside from Fiesta Bowl scandal investigation
April 7, 2011
by David Safier Attorney General Tom Horne has been asked to recuse himself from the Fiesta Bowl scandal investigation because of conflicts of interest, like his close, partisan connections to people who are being investigated. Horne called the request "idiotic." "I am going to enforce the laws fully, fairly and impartially," Horne said Wednesday, adding
