Republican enablers of the new corporatocracy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement For the past year we have been entertained by the media villagers and Beltway bloviators covering the uncivil antics of the tea partiers as if it was a WWE WrestleMania event (and just as fake). The conventional wisdom of these media types is that this was a conservative populist movement. It … Read more
“Earmarks Johnny” should call Senator Richard Shelby
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain regularly rails against earmarks as if the elimination of earmarks alone would balance the federal budget. (Earmarks make up less than 2% of the federal budget). He reminds me of Gollum going on incessantly about "my precious" in Lord of the Rings – it's just as creepy. If "Earmarks … Read more
Colorado Springs: Tea party paradise
by David Safier Colorado Springs residents don't like taxes much. So here's what's happening in the town. More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go dark Monday. The police helicopters are for sale on the Internet. The city is dumping firefighting jobs, a vice team, burglary investigators, beat cops — dozens … Read more
G.I. piles on “Alpha dog” Antenori
by David Safier AN OOPS! UPDATE: Looks like I got this one wrong. The tweet isn't from the Goldwater Institute after all. Note to self: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. I regret the error. Frank Antenori proclaims that he's the muscle behind the Republican boycott of the questions the … Read more
Living in the State of Delusion – Special Election Edition
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the ultimate act of political cowardice the Arizona Legislature voted to refer a three year temporary sales tax increase to the ballot in a costly special election to be held on May 18. The Arizona Legislature punted its constitutional responsibilities to you, the voters. This legislature is an epic failure. There are … Read more
The Daily Show on John McCain and DADT
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Stewart: Oh, John McCain "what did I ever see in you. I've never seen someone be so dickish about going back on their word." The parody substituting age for gay is classic. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Special session update3 – crossing palms….with shoulder blades
…that's a way of saying that there is some serious arm-twisting going on at the lege… Posted by Craig McDermott On Thursday, the Arizona House of Representatives approved the referral to the ballot of a temporary increase to the state's sales tax. The vote was 34 – 25, with one vacancy (Sam Crump resigned on … Read more
