Update on Supreme Court ELL arguments
by David SafierI just listened to a report about today's arguments in the Arizona ELL case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The interesting, but not surprising, part was the Supremes' concerns about the case. The conservative justices were concerned with the reach of the district court micromanaging the ELL plan. Advertisement The liberal … Read more
Who paid for the Marana hit piece?
by David SafierFriday, most Marana households received a hit piece slamming Kelle Maslyn, one of four candidates running for two spots in the May 19th general election for Marana Town Council. The group that paid for the piece calls itself People for an Independent Marana. The problem is, to be an independent expenditure committee, the … Read more
As California goes . . .
by David SafierCheck out the parallels here — a Republican governor, a hard line, anti-tax Republican party, a few GOP legislators willing to cross over the crazy line and agree that raising taxes is a necessity to balance the budget without crippling the state. Look at what happened next. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In February, a … Read more
It’s the children, stupid!
by David Safier I understand the sad dilemma. When times are bad, people need more services, yet less money flows into government coffers, meaning there's less money for services. The feds can go in hock, but Arizona can't. So the choices are either Arizona gets more money from the feds — which is happening — … Read more
Abstinence funding question cleared up
by David SafierI was trying to figure out the other day if Napolitano actually refused abstinence education funding, since articles about Brewer restarting the program talked about a continuation. Howard Fischer cleared the whole thing up. Programs for teens had continued with leftover funds, but another program "to promote abstinence in youngsters in grades six … Read more
Deregulation is a wonderful thing, for awhile
by David SafierPaul Krugman writes this morning about Ireland's recent riches-to-rags story. Not too long ago, Ireland was a shining star in the European financial world. Now, not so much. Krugman is worried we could go down the same road. Here's the passage that jumped out at me: Like its near-namesake Iceland, Ireland jumped with … Read more
The Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage (Parody) Ad
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Meghan McCain would insist that I post this brilliant parody ad from Stephen Colbert. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Colbert Coalition's Anti-Gay Marriage Ad colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest
