A Battle Abrewing Over Birthright Citizenship
This is Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce. He LITERALLY hates babies. I'm really not sure if this is pure political saber-rattling or a genuine debate the GOP is looking to engage in, but earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined other top Republicans in raising the question of birthright citizenship. The whole debate … Read more
David Stockman: GOP policies caused economic Apocalypse
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Repeat after me, "This is not your father's GOP." The modern-day Republican Party has been overtaken by a radical extremist ideology long-ago divorced from traditional conservative philosophy and economic theory. Don't take my word for it. David Stockman, President Reagan's director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) agrees with me, … Read more
President Obama’s speech to the Disabled American Veterans on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Transcript of Remarks by the President at Disabled Veterans of America Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. From the White House blog President Obama on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq & Our Troops: This morning the President discussed the great honor he felt to be speaking at the national convention of Disabled American Veterans … Read more
The Crusade Against Babies
by David Safier I'm turning into a big EJ Montini fan. His coverage of the whole trumped up immigration scare has been excellent. And the man knows how to turn a phrase. Case in point: the term "Crusade against babies": U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl is leading the way. That is to say, Kyl has decided … Read more
Deficit hawks would let the Bush tax cuts expire
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Fareed Zakaria weighs in on the "deficit peacocks," as they have been dubbed — conservatives who showed no concern for deficits incurred during the Bush years for tax cuts to corporations and the rich, for a Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy to big Pharma, and for putting two wars on America's … Read more
The Kyl-McCain lie that will not die
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: How do you know when Sen. Jon Kyl is lying? His lips are moving. (old joke, yet true) Sen. Kyl appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday and continued to tell the lie that he and John McCain have been using for fear mongering among the electorate – even after the host, … Read more
MDVIP?
by David Safier My doctor, who will remain nameless, is hooking up with a national company, MDVIP. If I want to keep my doctor, I have to pay $1500 a year extra for the privilege, above and beyond my current medical insurance cost, copays, etc. The doctor promises to have fewer patients, which means easier … Read more
