Quick update: the lege is in session today
February 15, 2010
posted by Craig McDermott Today is President's Day, a legal holiday. Most government operations and agencies are closed due to the holiday (no school, mail delivery, etc.), but a phone call to the lege's info desk has confirmed that the chambers of the legislature will be conducting business today. Anybody who planned to visit
Daddy’s little liability?
February 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Frances Tobin writes Is Meghan McCain, Miss Maverick, Undermining Her Daddy? — Politics Daily Though Sarah Palin was the belle of the ball, it was former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) who really made some news with his absurd and racist screed about "the cult of multiculturalism," claiming that President Obama was elected
The Coming Week: Legislative Edition
February 14, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona legislature and subject to change without notice. Note: I will list the agendas posted for Monday, February 15, but if a reader is interested in attending a hearing in person, call ahead. Monday is a legal holiday and most government
Maybe it’s a prank by Sen. Al Franken
February 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this story, former president George W. Bush has returned to a billboard overlooking Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minnesota. The billboard's tagline: "Miss me yet?" Bush billboard in Minnesota: `Miss me yet?' Schubert and Hoey Outdoor Advertising in Minneapolis say the sign was purchased by a group of people
Irony alert: Georgia leads both in ed data collection and cheating on standardized tests
February 14, 2010
by David Safier The pixels had barely dried on a post I wrote Friday (he said, using possibly the worst print-to-cyberspace metaphor in history) about a cheating scandal on standardized tests in Georgia, when the Republic cited the glories of Georgia's use of student improvement on test scores to determine teacher salaries. Hmmm. The article
Senator Ackbar warns “It’s a trap!” Jon Stewart on those “[cough]pussies[cough]”
February 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After being humiliated by President Obama at their "questions for the president" session a couple of weeks ago, Republicans are wary that the health care negotiations that they themselves had been demanding be televised (umm, maybe not so much now) is a "trap" to make them look bad. I think Republicans have
Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’
February 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I've written about this guy before A legitimate "birther" movement for corporations, but now the right-wing is beginning to take notice as well. From Think Progress Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp
Tea Party leader warns movement is being hijacked by the GOP
February 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What was his first clue? The corporate sponsored Astroturf from FreedomWorks? The 24/7 corporate sponsored advertising disguised as "news" from News Corp/Faux News? This guy is a little slow on the uptake. Dale Robertson, the founder of TeaParty.org, is just the latest Tea Partier to express concern that the movement is being
