Here we go again: more fun with polling data
December 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Two-thirds of Americans want the Bush tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest to expire at the end of the year, according to one recent poll. But in another poll, two-thirds of Americans want to extend all of the Bush tax cuts — including those for the country's top earners. How can that
Republican approach to redistricting: If the facts aren’t on your side, then lie
December 14, 2010
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Last week, the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments finalized the short list of applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). The leadership of the Arizona Legislature have 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans to choose from, and their four eventual picks have five Independent candidates to choose
Judge shopping strategy pays off for opponents of Affordable Care Act
December 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This story is the intersection between Republican presidents having stacked the federal judiciary with conservative activist judges (like John Roberts) over the years with billionaire-funded conservative think tanks that provide full employment for Federalist Society lawyers to bring "junk lawsuits" on frivolous constitutional grounds to advance conservative causes. Working together in tandem they are "reinterpreting" the
More arrests expected this week in insider trading scandal
December 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to FBI raids the banksters of Wall Street in insider trading scandal. Wall Street is bracing for another round of indictments this week in a massive insider trading probe, people familiar with the matter have told CNBC. Wall Street Braces for More Insider-Trading Charges – CNBC: The move by Federal prosecutors
Manic Monday in the U.S. Senate
December 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congress is trying to wrap up its work and get out of town by December 17. Monday is potentially a critical day in the U.S. Senate as Joe Sudbay at AMERICAblog explains: Should be quite a week ahead. The Senate is going to take its first vote on the Obama/GOP tax deal later
Government Transparency Taking An Early Christmas Break In Arizona
December 13, 2010
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I wasn't going to post this one here, but after reading AZBlueMeanie's report (below) on the upcoming meeting of the AFSC on private prisons in Arizona, I thought it tied in… When Kirk Adams took over as Speaker of the Arizona House in 2009, he and the rest
SNL: Weekly presidential address re: tax compromise
December 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Heather at crooksandliars.com breaks it down. SNL: Obama's Stockholm Syndrome, Embrace of Reaganomics and Turn to Full Birther: Looks like Saturday Night Live is getting in on the act with going after President Obama for caving and making deals with Republicans who insisted on keeping their tax cuts for the rich no
AFSC meeting today on prison privatization
December 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about the "Pimps For Private Prisons and Profit" lobbyist scandal in Arizona, a scandal to which much of the political media - with some notable exceptions of fine reporting – has turned a blind eye since the election. These lobbyists still represent a large number of state legislators and run
