From Iowa: “Why can’t I microchip an illegal?”
April 28, 2010
by David Safier Crazy is contagious. At a forum for Iowa's 3rd District, R candidate Pat Bertroche said: “I think we should catch ’em, we should document ’em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going,” said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. “I actually support micro-chipping them. I can micro-chip my
Goddard leads all Republicans in Public Policy Polling poll
April 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I warned you not to believe the flawed polling from GOP pollster Rasmussen earlier this week. Don't believe it: Rasmussen has become an outlier poll Of course, the Arizona media is too cheap to hire its own independent polling firm to get a more accurate depiction of public opinion in Arizona, so they
A Republican plot to destroy Arizona?
April 28, 2010
by David Safier It's got to be a plot. The downgrading of Arizona in the nation's and the world's eyes has been too systematic and deliberate to be coincidental. Gut education. Gut health care for children and adults near or below the poverty level. Sell off the state Capitol. Close state parks and rest areas.
“Don’t make me angry” Frank Antenori’s Dim Bulb Idea Advances
April 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We told you about "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori's dim bulb idea earlier this year: Frank [Antenori] is itching for a fight with the federal government over national regulations on, of all things, light bulbs. Tucson lawmaker carries torch for light bulb battle with feds: Rep. Frank Antenori, a freshman Republican
Smells like teen petulance: Adams pulls his corporate welfare tax give-away plan
April 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Captain Kool-Aid," House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, has decided to pull the plug on HB 2250, his corporate welfare tax give-away plan. Adams said he already had compromised and was unwilling to give up any more. "I couldn't deliver the entire package." So he said, 'Let's quit.' " House speaker pulls plug
The Farley Report: April 27, 2010
April 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): :: Here in the Arizona Legislature, Republican leaders are getting a pretty intense burn from the national limelight over the past week or two, so it looks like we may actually adjourn the session Sine Die for good this week.
G.I. still AWOL on SB 1070
April 27, 2010
by David Safier Still nothing from the Goldwater Institute about SB 1070. I haven't seen a Daily Email or an acknowledgment of the law on its website. I don't follow G.I. tweets, so I may have missed something there, but somehow I doubt it. Shouldn't G.I. have something to say about a law requiring everyone
Jon Stewart: Arizona is the meth lab of democracy
April 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Stewart on a remarkable week — and not in a good way — in Arizona. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Law & Border www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party
