The next conservative public ed agenda?
October 12, 2009
by David Safier I read an article and a column recently that may point to what we'll be hearing from conservatives next session when it comes to education: decentralization. Kill the state Department of Ed, and pretty much kill district administrations. First, kill the DOE: Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott says she will introduce a bill
Keep jumpin’ that shark
October 12, 2009
by David Safier How can you ridicule the totally ridiculous? Protest Planned Against NJ School's Obama Song Conservative groups plan to rally Monday near a New Jersey school where students performed a song celebrating President Barack Obama. The planned rally has school district officials planning to beef up security at the B. Bernice Young School
Democrats prepared to enforce party discipline and unity in the Senate
October 12, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On September 30, 2009 I posted this piece of advice for Democrats Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat: the public option is alive and well: Let's be clear. The 60 votes senators incessantly talk about is not required to pass a bill. It is a vote for cloture to close debate
Did Steve Kozachik want a job before he wanted on the council?
October 11, 2009
by David Safier Back in April, the Star ran a short "Why I'm running" piece on Nina Trasoff and Steve Kozachik, introducing their runs for the city council seat. Here's Kozachik's statement. Why running?: Because it matters. I reached out to Councilwoman Nina Trasoff's office in the middle of last year because I saw they
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL): a fearless unapologetic Democrat
October 11, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is a freshman congressman representing Florida's eighth congressional district. He caused a sensation in late September with this speech about "the Republican Health Plan: (1) Don't get sick; (2) and if you do get sick… (3) DIE QUICKLY." Republicans howled that Grayson called them out for their obstruction
G.I. earns one gold earring
October 11, 2009
by David Safier This is a damning-with-faint-praise segment of my regular Fool's Gold series looking at the inaccuracies the Goldwater Institute trades in. This time, the information isn't incorrect. It's just half of the story. So one gold earring out of two seems appropriate. Worn pirate-like. Also appropriate. Last week Matthew Ladner wrote one of
How quickly they forget
October 11, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rhonda Bodfield reports in the Arizona Daily Star's Political notebook: Where are Prop. 200 backers? The backers of Proposition 200 have not been overly eager to play to potentially hostile crowds this election season. Proponents refused to debate the opposition at a recent Drinking Liberally meeting, failed to send someone to a
Shorter Tom Horne: “Just kidding”
October 11, 2009
by David Safier Horne thought he'd hit on a great idea — the "840 Club," where anyone who gives the max $840 to his campaign for Attorney General gets special access. After all, Horne wants to talk to all Arizonans, but he can't, so why not let the people who really want to talk to
