Arizona’s twin embarrassments, the McKyl, engage in religious bigotry
August 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has added his name to the growing list of high-profile conservatives to oppose the opening of a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center. Kyl becomes highest-ranking Senate Republican to oppose Islamic Center – The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: Kyl's rank makes him the
And the train kept a rollin’…
August 10, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Quick update from the special session… The Republican railroad squeaked a little today, but their drive to put an anti-union amendment to the AZ Constitution on November's ballot is still on track. Today, they held the Committee of the Whole, or COW, sessions on the matching bills that are before
Does Horne know anything about what a classroom is like?
August 10, 2010
by David Safier Maybe a real teacher might recommend doing this, I don't know. But I can't think of one who would. Ed Supe Tom Horne, in his never-ending crusade against Raza Studies classes at TUSD, wants the district to videotape every minute of every ethnic studies class, every single day. In other words, he
CRITICISM OF MICHELLE OBAMA BURNS ON! [Goddard criticizes Brewer over private prisons.]
August 10, 2010
by David Safier Here's today's coverage from the Star. Big headline on the first page, second section: First lady home; criticism burns on Tiny headline, second item, Political Briefs, on a middle page, front section: Goddard wants review of private prisons To recap: Partisan criticism of Michelle Obama's vacation to Spain (isn't there some kind
Arizona Democratic Party: Gov. Brewer, do your job!
August 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Gov. Brewer, do your job! Protect Arizona and stop playing politics with special sessions STATE CAPITOL – As Arizona struggles with several crises, Gov. Brewer has called the Legislature into an urgent special session on … union voting methods. This waste of time and resources
Update II: The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs
August 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs (Harold Meyerson, Washington Post) and UPDATE: The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs (Bob Herbert, New York Times). Bob Herbert of the New York Times continues to be the voice for the forgotten unemployed in this country with today's
Update: What 30 years of faith based supply-side “trickle down” GOP economics hath wrought
August 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to an earlier post, What 30 years of faith based supply-side "trickle down" GOP economics hath wrought. Make no mistake: the current Republican leadership in Congress wants the U.S. economy to fail. Republicans are actively working to undermine every attempt to revive the economy and to restore economic growth and job
House Democrats on special session, prison security
August 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t Arizona Guardian Attorney General Terry Goddard and Democratic lawmakers are blasting Republican Gov. Jan Brewer over public safety. Dems blast Brewer in wake of escape: Even members of Brewer's own party said Monday they were concerned about what led to the escape of three violent inmates from a privately run facility
