R response to the furor over legislators illegally carrying guns at the legislature: Make it legal
January 20, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings One of the interesting tidbits arising from the opening of the legislature last week was the story of a number of legislators carrying firearms with them on the floors of each chamber. One of them, Sen. Lori Klein, later confirmed to me (and others) that she had a gun
Seconded!
January 20, 2011
Posted by Michael Bryan "This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on his way to greet a Democratic Jewish woman member of Congress, who was his friend. Her life was saved initially by a 20-year old Mexican-American gay college student, and eventually by a Korean-American combat surgeon, all eulogized by
Common Cause requests a U.S. Justice Department investigation of Justices Scalia and Thomas for a conflict of interest in Citizens United v. FEC
January 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: ThinkProgress reports Group Requests DOJ To Investigate Scalia and Thomas Involvement With Koch Corporate Fundraisers: Last October, ThinkProgress published a memo from Koch Industries detailing a secret meeting in June of 2010 organized by David and Charles Koch. The event brought together executives from Wall Street, the oil industry, and other large
Redistricting update: Friday meeting to select two more Republican nominees for the Independent Redistricting Commission
January 20, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings From the just-released meeting notice for the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, the group that screens the applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) – NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will hold an emergency meeting at 11:30 a.m. on January 21,
Brewer says AZ has new “education reform initiative,” so it must be true
January 20, 2011
by David Safier Cutting funds from K-12 schools and slashing funds to higher ed are not on the list of items in Brewer's "educational reform initiative." But Brewer's office put out a glowing announcement about the progress we're sure to see over the next few years. Governor Jan Brewer today announced the formal launch of
Very real bomb threat at Spokane, WA, MLK parade
January 20, 2011
by David Safier Lots of sketchy details at this point, but a few things are clear. Someone placed a sophisticated bomb with a remote detonator on the parade route of an MLK Day parade in Spokane Monday. Fortunately, it was spotted and disarmed, and the parade was rerouted to avoid the area. News reports say
Rep. Anthony Weiner on the popular Republican drinking game
January 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: During yesterday's Tea Party Temper Tantrum Day in the House to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) described the popular Republican drinking game wherein you take a shot every time a Republican says something that's not true. "Please assign a designated driver." I'm not sure this is a drinking game to
Governor Grim Reaper calls the wrong Special Session
January 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Governor Grim Reaper (as dubbed by E.J. Montini of the Arizona Republic) called a Special Session Wednesday for the purpose of throwing more people off of AHCCCS rather than a Special Session to reverse her GOP death panel for patients on the organ transplant list — an act which has shocked the conscience of the
