Russell Pearce, looking for shortcuts, declares himself to be AZ’s sole lawmaker
January 26, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Russell Pearce is well-known as Arizona's preeminent nativist, Senate President, and shadow governor. What with appearances at neo-Nazi and Tea Party rallies, closed-door conferences with private prison lobbyists, frequent interviews on Fox News, and more, he doesn't have time for his day job as a working legislator. Not
More on National Public School Choice Week: Huppenthal is language-challenged
January 26, 2011
by David Safier I've already noted that Huppenthal is history-challenged when it comes to the Founding Fathers' mixed record concerning slavery — they often condemned slavery in principle while benefiting from it in practice. (And, amazingly, Michele Bachmann did Hupp one better — or one worse, as the case may be.) It turns out Hupp
More on National Public School Choice Week
January 26, 2011
by David Safier As I wrote yesterday, I have [un]officially declared this National Public School Choice Week. I figure if a bunch of voucher advocates with lots of conservative money and connections can declare this National School Choice Week, there's no reason why I, armed with my trusty computer and BfA soapbox, can't create a
Uncivil discourse update: No injunction in LD20 Republicans’ mess
January 25, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …not yet, anyway… In what is likely to be only the first court proceeding related to the mess that is the LD20 Republican Party Committee, a judge ruled that while the language used in some emails was "intemperate" and certainly bad, it didn't quite meet the legal threshold of harassment, and
The Legislative Crazy Train Is Up To Speed…
January 25, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …And Is Ready To Derail Arizona's Future… Less than a week ago, I wrote a post detailing some of the dumber/loonier bill proposals already proposed for the current session of the legislature. While many of the bill proposals are absolute ideological claptrap, a number of the bill proposals are efforts at cleaning up
Follow What They Do, Not What They Say
January 25, 2011
Posted by Michael Bryan The key to understanding the contradictions between Republican rhetoric and Republican governance is to keep your eye firmly on what they do, not what they say. The GOP currently is framing itself as the "small government, cut spending" party. What they actually do, however, is spend freely on their own constituencies
Bringing out the big guns
January 25, 2011
by David Safier No, the headline "Bringing out the big guns" isn't another example of a gun-related metaphor. It's a literal statement of fact, referring to "Shot•Show, Where the Industry Comes Together": the big gun show in Vegas last week. Media Matters has a big story on the show, and an exclusive. Apparently, photos are
I hereby declare National Public School Choice Week
January 25, 2011
by David Safier This is National Public School Choice Week — NPSCW. Actually, NPSCW is something I created and only exists on BfA. But it has as much official stature as National School Choice Week, which has been declared by a bunch of organizations which put vouchers first, charter schools second and public schools last.
