Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr has an excellent post on how not all deficits are created equal. "Simply put, Republicans embraced massive deficits during times of prosperity, while Democrats turned to deficit spending to fight the recessions and economic hardship the GOP helped produce." PERRspectives: Republican Deficits vs. Democratic Deficits: Advertisement That's the record of … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a tongue-in-cheek call for immigration reform, farmworkers are teaming up with comedian Stephen Colbert to challenge unemployed Americans: Come on, take our jobs. Immigrant farmworkers' challenge: Take our jobs – El Paso Times:  Farmworkers are tired of being blamed by politicians and anti-immigrant activists for taking work that should go to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of the things that really irritates me is how the political parties like to compare their fundraising to one another and thump their chest to loudly proclaim how they are doing so much better than the other party at fundraising. The Arizona Democratic Party routinely does this at each quarterly state … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I leave the education writing to David Safier, but that slacker is on vacation right now. (Just kidding, Dave). The news reporting on the debates this week between the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction was weak to nonexistent. For all the claims that education is the top priority, you would never know … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Barry Wong, a Republican candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, told The Arizona Republic on Tuesday that, if elected, he would require regulated utilities to check the immigration status of customers, a move he says would keep costs down for other customers. "There is a cost ratepayers shouldn't have to bear because … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain once again is enjoying the protective bubble of his fawning McMedia. Same as it ever was, same as it ever was. Case in point. U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth charged Sen. John McCain with hypocrisy in the ongoing scrap over lobbyists, and demanded the incumbent release a list of … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: House Press release from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS ACTS TO BAN PAYDAY LENDING NATIONWIDE Congresswoman authors legislation to strengthen Arizona law and extend it to all states  6.30.10 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today announced she is introducing legislation that would effectively ban payday lending nationwide, including a … Read more