Gun owners are far more moderate and reasonable than NRA leaders
December 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The National Rifle Association has long fulminated in the gun control debate in Washington like the Great Oz in the Emerald City. Well stick this in your ear Wayne LaPierre. Conservative pollster Frank Luntz has snatched back Oz’s curtain to reveal that gun owners favor much more reasonable gun controls than the
Maureen Dowd: Is There a Real McCain?
December 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Maureen Dowd writes in today's New York Times: Is There a Real McCain? The Maverick’s buck stops here. John McCain is no longer the media’s delight and his party’s burr, bucking convention with infectious relish. The man used to be such a constructive independent that some of his Republican Senate colleagues called
Lawyers take a stand against the swirling cesspool of corruption in Maricopa County
December 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday, around 350 attorneys rallied against the swirling cesspool of corruption in Maricopa County, specifically the abuse of power by County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Their use of the legal system to attack their political opponents and to criminalize policy differences has reached a tippping point with their
Just a thought
December 22, 2009
by David Safier Until a few years ago, reusable shopping bags were for weird old ladies. It seemed like a pretty strange idea to me, I have to say. I certainly wouldn't use bags like that when paper was so much easier. Then reusable bags became a craze for people who were dedicated environmentalists. It
What’s happpening with G.I.’s Surveygate?
December 22, 2009
by David Safier I just saw an op ed by friend of the blog Matthew Ladner in White Mountain Central Online. You know the drill by now. Arizona students have terrible test scores. Florida students have wonderful test scores. So here's how we can be more like Florida. And so on. Which reminded me. I
Crime down due to increase in film, TV, video game violence
December 22, 2009
by David Safier What? You have problems with my headline? You doubt that crime is down this year — and it is, according to an FBI report — as a result of people being exposed to increasingly violent images in film, TV and video games? Look, I'm just trying to be consistent here. Every time
The Accidental Governor rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic
December 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Following her humiliating defeat in Special Session No. 5 on Saturday (Despite the budget cuts approved by the Legislature, the state is still an estimated $1.4 billion in the hole for the current fiscal year. Budget deficits for fiscal 2011 are estimated at $3.3 billion), the Accidental Governor called an emergency meeting
John McCain suffers from selective memory loss
December 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have noted before how John McCain seems oblivious to the fact that there are such things as video and audio recordings, and written records. He seems to think that he can say whatever he wants and never be called on it for having done the same thing himself or contradicted his
