On second thought, don’t be like Mike
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Odd choice of venue for last night's Pima County GOP unity rally. Not a restaurant or hotel, but Bob Beaudry's RV Center. I guess he needed the money after filing for bankruptcy in 2008. Tucson RV dealer declares bankruptcy. Advertisement What is up with the New Car Dealers Association in this town? … Read more
Be Like Mike
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I understand that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is in Tucson Friday night as the Keynote Speaker for the Pima County Republican Party's GOP Unity Rally & Dinner. OK. I have to ask "what unity?" after the Tea-Publicans just completed purging the last of the moderate Republicans from the party in … Read more
Check out some of the “two percenters”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed it, last night on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 Show, comedian Daniel Tosh did a hilarious segment on CelebrityNetWorth.com, http://www.celebritynetworth.com/, a web site on which you can look up the net worth of entertainers, athletes, business leaders, politicians, etc. The site doesn't have everyone of course, but what it does … Read more
All candidates showing up for Tucson Public TV interviews — except Huppenthal (and maybe McCain)
by David Safier I talked with Bill Buckmaster, who hosts Arizona Illustrated on KUAT, about which candidates have agreed to do face-to-face interviews on public television in Tucson. His answer was, everyone has said they will show up, with two exceptions. Huppenthal has "declined to take part." McCain "has not responded." Buckmaster sent me the … Read more
Ending Bush tax cuts for the “two percenters” is a winning issue for Democrats
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ending the Bush tax cuts for the über-rich – the "two percenters" – is a winning issue for Democrats. In poll after poll this year the public supports president Obama's proposal to end the tax cuts for those making over $250,000. Greg Sargent writes at The Plum Line – Dear Dems: You … Read more
Anti-immigrant hate group legislation making its way through the federal courts
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Russell Pearce is often credited by the Arizona media as the author of anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona. Sen. Pearce encourages this perception to elevate himself to "hero" status among the far-right. But Sen. Pearce does not write the bills. He merely puts his name on the bill as the sponsor and drops it into … Read more
Huppenthal is hiding in Brewer’s Bunker
by David Safier Irony alert. John Huppenthal is running for the office of Superintendent of Public Education, but it looks like he's not interested in educating the voting public about the considerable differences of opinion separating him and Penny Kotterman. It seems he feels more comfortable hiding out in Brewer's Bunker firing out those sound … Read more
