Keep your eye on Texas
February 17, 2011
by David Safier I've heard lots of predictions that Texas' budget is going to be looking worse and worse as the year goes on. The state's budget woes were off everyone's radar last year because the legislature only meets every other year, so it wasn't going through public budget battles. When everyone else was flailing
Update: The GOP war on the poor – ‘Scarlet Letter’ legislator caves under pressure
February 17, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The best disinfectant is the bright light of sunshine. Shine a light on cockroaches and they scatter. As Jeff Foxworthy would say, "Here's your sign," asshole. A first-term lawmaker has dropped his proposal to make food stamp debit cards bright orange. Lawmaker drops proposal to make food stamp cards bright orange: Rep.
The GOP war on women: MoveOn ad “We Won’t Go Back” featuring Lisa Edelstein
February 17, 2011
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Stephen Colbert mocks Sen. Ron Gould for his omnibus gun bill
February 17, 2011
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It never stops: the birthright citizenship and turning hospitals into immigration checkpoints coming back already…
February 16, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings While this will be covered as part of the regularly scheduled "Coming Week" post that will go up on Saturday or Sunday, but we need to get out a heads up on this to as many people as possible. The two birthright citizenship bills (SB1308 and SB1309) and
Fixgunchecks.org truck to drive across country
February 16, 2011
by David Safier Mayor Bloomberg went on Good Morning America talking about his campaign against gun violence. Here's the fixgunchecks.org truck which is beginning a cross country tour. In the video below, Bloomberg talked about the number of gun deaths "since Tucson." We've become a term, like Columbine. He also talks about the number of
When you find yourself in a hole, the first rule is: QUIT DIGGING!!
February 16, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings However, we all know what the Republicans in the Arizona legislature think about rules… Winged Victory is the weathervane atop the old State Capitol building (actually, it was the territorial capitol building first) and legend has it that as the desert winds changed, it would turn toward Arizona's future*. With the
Long live the Scarp!
February 16, 2011
by David Safier Daniel Scarpinato, recently of Paton campaign fame infamy, is now the communications guy for the Arizona House Republicans. And today, he came out with a classic Scarp. It's Scarpiosity at its finest. In a News Release, he's writing triumphantly about the House passing the $500 million-plus in tax breaks for business. Here's
