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The McMedia infatuation with John McCain
February 28, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Presidential candidates defeated in a landslide are rarely heard from again. They are usually mocked and ridiculed for their humiliating loss by a media which takes pleasure in doing so and often claims credit for their defeat. Not so John McCain. The McMedia loves John McCain. They are his political base. One
Hayworth challenges McCain to debates
February 27, 2010
by David Safier In a press release, J.D. Hayworth — "The Consistent Conservative," he calls himself on the header — challenges McCain to debate. And not just once or twice. Hayworth Asks For As Many McCain Debates As McCain Asked Of Obama, Conservative Challenger Wants At Least Ten Debates with 24-Year Incumbent Here's the money
Rep. Trent Franks on the ‘good old days’ of slavery
February 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is what happens when you elect people to office consumed by single-issue (anti-abortion) politics. BarbinMD writes at Daily Kos: Trent Franks and the good old days … This takes the, you can't make this shit up, to a whole new level — Trent Franks (R-AZ) on African Americans in today's society:
The Coming Week – Legislative Edition
February 26, 2010
Apparently, some of the PTBs at the lege have taken pity on me – instead of the super-packed committee agendas that were the norm for the last few weeks, they've cancelled all but two committee meetings next week, and both of those are on Monday. From the announcement from Senate President Bob Burns – Consistent
G.I. Guarantee Watch: Day 2
February 26, 2010
by David Safier It's after 6pm, so Day 2 of the G.I. Guarantee Watch comes to a close. Still no reply from Matthew Ladner to my second request that the Goldwater Institute honor its written guarantee and note on its website that Ladner made an error in one of his Daily Emails. I didn't mention
Kirk Adams: We’re not anti-solar energy, just stupid
February 26, 2010
by David Safier HB2701, which would have killed the solar energy momentum in Arizona and cost the state business and jobs, has died a humiliating death. When the entire Corporation Commission opposes the bill and its Republican chair Kris Mayes can't believe the "disconnect" of some legislators "unfortunately from my party," even Republican legislators understand
65% solution: Districts spend one-third more in classrooms than charters
February 26, 2010
by David Safier An article in today's Star looks at the percent of their budgets Arizona districts spend on classroom instruction. It comes up with districts spending about 57% in the classroom, considerably lower than the proposed 65% Solution bill being pushed by Russell Pearce and his district-school-bashing cronies. When I ran the same numbers
Goo-Goos Gone Bad (redux)
February 26, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in January 2009 I posted a piece on Goo-Goos Gone Bad. "Goo-Goos" is a shorthand acronym for "good government" activists. Goo-Goos have successfully enacted several measures over the years that on their face probably sounded like a good idea to most voters at the time, but in practice have proved to
