Tucson City Charter Changes Town Halls
June 29, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Joint Ward 1 and Ward 5 Town Hall on Tucson City Charter Changes Thursday, July 1, 2010El Pueblo Senior Center101 W. Irvington Road (at S. 6th Avenue) Tucson City Council members Regina Romero and Richard Fimbres are teaming up for a joint Ward 1 and Ward 5 Town Hall. Requests for Charter
G-20 Update: Conservative economic policies set a course for a double-dip recession, and “long depression”
June 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Never underestimate the power of mythology. Particularly a mythology that is the result of a cottage industry of conservative economists and pundits working for billionaire and corporate funded think tanks to produce a narrative of conservative economic policies as the norm, conservative economic policies which have also been incorporated into the dogma
SB1070 Downtime: It’s the economy (and the budget and the jobs and the schools), stupid!
June 28, 2010
by David Safier I've spent countless hours and spilled millions of pixels covering the SB1070 story. I consider it time and pixels well spent. But occasionally I feel a pang of guilt combined with concern over my own political intelligence. Every time I focus on immigration, I feel like I'm pushing the Republican agenda. I've
In Memoriam: Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest serving member of Congress
June 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), the longest serving member of Congress in history, has died at the age of 92. Mr. Byrd is an iconic figure who reflected the sweeping changes in the social landscape of America during his lifetime. He was a complicated man during complicated times. The Washington Post has a
Andrei Cherny calls on Douglas Ducey to make public financial disclosures
June 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Andrei Cherney for State Treasurer campaign: Clock is Ticking for Ducey to Come CleanMonday deadline for millionaire State Treasurer candidate to reveal his investments is rapidly approaching. PHOENIX – Former Arizona prosecutor Andrei Cherny today renewed his demand that millionaire state treasurer candidate Douglas Ducey reveal to the
Sen. Jon Kyl walks back White House border story
June 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yet another Republican politiclan good at just making up shit. Jon Kyl walks back White House border story: Earlier this week, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) caused a stir when he was quoted saying that President Obama personally told him the administration will not support stricter border enforcement until Republicans back broad immigration
Jan Brewer, Self-Styled “Truthteller,” Makes Up Her Own “Facts”
June 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, is the queen of making up shit, as David Safier has pointed out in recent posts. "Say anything" appears to be her election strategy. Note to the media: you had better fire-up your fact checking staff, they are going to be putting in some overtime. Terry Goddard was
Dr. Word follows Brewer’s verbal slide from lie to coverup to weak admission
June 26, 2010
by David Safier The latest from the AZ Guardian is that the Accidental Guv's campaign said she "misspoke" when she said most of the illegal immigrants are drug runners and worse. Let's take a look at the language that got Brewer in this mess and her attempts to extricate herself. Here's her original statement, from
