The awful good Stimulus Package
by David Safier Last night, I went to an uneventful town hall with Al Melvin. Pretty boilerplate stuff. No real surprises. But one piece of boilerplate stuck with me. Melvin talked about the billions that will be floating Arizona's way courtesy of Obama's Stimulus Package. He seemed pretty pleased about it. There aren't too many … Read more
Jon Kyl, Professional Hypocrite
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl loves nothing more than an opportunity to denounce earmarks (and to insinuate that they are a Democratic phenominon). Unfortunately, Jon Kyl also loves him some earmarks. Take a look-see:
If AZ Republicans can talk about tax hikes . . .
by David Safier (TASL) Our accidental Gov said she's considering a billion dollars worth of tax hikes. A few other Republicans are actually nodding their heads in reluctant agreement. So far as I know, angry mobs have not stormed the Capitol with torches and pitchforks demanding the Governor's head — though some Republican legislators sound … Read more
Dr. Word says: Get yer Ayn Rand program here! You can’t know yer references without yer Ayn Rand program!
by David Safier Ayn Rand is back! The sales of "Atlas Shrugged" are soaring. Blame Obama and his socialist agenda for bringing her back to life. Who knows, maybe the spike in book sales will help revive the economy. I've never read "Atlas Shrugged" or much else by Rand other than "Anthem." So if I … Read more
Jon Stewart Eviscerates CNBC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart in a classic segment of The Daily Show eviscerated the CNBC cheeeleaders for the white collar criminals on Wall Street, and their faux populists Jim Kramer and Rick Santelli. If you do a YouTube search you will find some older posts of "before and after" predictions by … Read more
The rest of the story on “Stronger ADP,” and the ADP
by David Safier Dawn Teo, Mesa resident and writer for Huffington Post, wrote an excellent, detailed story on HuffPo about the recent travails in the Arizona Democratic Party and the origins of Building a Stronger ADP, whose suggestions for changes in the ADP have taken on increasing importance as Saturday's meeting approaches. I won't try … Read more
The Story of The Little Baby Duck
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A young girl named Elizabeth was given a little baby duck as a gift in her Easter basket. Elizabeth was overjoyed with the little baby duck. The two were soon inseparable, and the little baby duck bonded with the young girl as if she were its mother. Elizabeth loved her baby duck … Read more
