Janet Napolitano on U.S. Supreme Court Short List?
May 11, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I will caution readers once again that the "short list" claimed by the media villagers in the Beltway Bubble is not the White House "short list," which is held closely to the vest. So this may be purely speculative on the part of the media villagers. Nevertheless, Huffington Post reports that both
Barack Obama, meet Alice Cooper?
May 11, 2009
by David SafierThis from Rolling Stone: Alice Cooper will reportedly share the stage with Barack Obama when the President delivers a commencement speech to an audience of 8,000 Arizona State University graduates and more than 60,000 attendees this Wednesday, May 13th, at Phoenix’s Sun Devil Stadium. Why is the shock rocker on the same bill
Jonah Goldberg’s Dream Team
May 11, 2009
by David SafierI read this two or three times to make sure I hadn't missed any slyly whimsical or sarcastic tone. Nope. I hadn't. Jonah Goldberg said his choice for Pres/VP in 2008 would have been Dick Cheney and Phil Gramm. Really. The entire paragraph is even better than my summary. But here's the thing.
Compromises May Pave The Way For Passage of Employee Free Choice Act
May 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jane Hamsher writes at Campaign Silo "New compromise measures from Diane Feinstein and Arlen Specter may pave the way for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)." According to the National Journal: [Diane Feinstein's] proposal would replace the card-check provision, which would allow workers to unionize if a majority signed
“A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of ’08 and the Descent Into Depression”
May 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Catchy title. The latest book by Paul Krugman? No. You may want to sit down first. The title is to the latest book by one of the conservative movement's high priests, Judge Richard A. Posner, who until now has been a devotee of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman. The Earth just trembled.
President Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner
May 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The comedy stylings of President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Snippet: Michael Steele is in the house tonight…or as he would say, in the hee-zee…what’s up? Michael, where are you? [Steele stands up.] Wussup? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout. Rush
Senator Kyl shows some love for his bank CEO buddies
May 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, issued a warning to the Obama administration on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital with Al Hunt," warning not to remove the chief executive officers at banks that have received U.S. assistance, saying "the great fear" would be government management of companies. Kyl: Removing bank CEOs is a bad idea
Wingnuttia talking points and investigating the Bush torture program
May 10, 2009
Posted By AzBlueMeanie: The latest wingnuttia talking point in the media is "what did Nancy Pelosi know about the Bush torture program and when did she know it?" The talking point is meant to suggest that Nancy Pelosi approved of the Bush torture program. Republicans are using this as a threat to impede any investigations
