The Farley Report – May 17, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): I hope things are going well with you now that the Legislature is no longer in session. The last Farley Report was a bit of a downer, based on the high quantity and low quality of bills that passed … Read more
Fighting back to save Medicare
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has set up a new web site DontEndMedicare.com: Don't let Republicans End Medicare, which provides an interactive map and list of scheduled Tea-Publican town hall events so you can attend and tell your Tea-Publican congresscritter what you think of their vote to end Medicare as we know … Read more
Ronald Reagan to Tea-Publicans: Do your duty and raise the federal debt ceiling
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The last time Congress allowed the debt ceiling to elapse was November of 1995, when the Gingrich-led House attached cuts and conditions to a debt-ceiling increase that were unacceptable to the Clinton-led White House, The standoff continued for four months, requiring the Treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, to do some extraordinarily fancy fiscal … Read more
Talking Baseball: In Memoriam – Harmon Killebrew
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am going to take a moment of personal privilege to remember one of my childhood heroes, Minnesota Twins legend and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, who lost his battle with cancer today at the age of 74. Thank you, Harmon, for being my inspiration and my hero. Thank you for all … Read more
Congressman Grijalva’s weekly video update
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva has launched a weekly video update on current affairs. This week's video update is on the DREAM Act and rising gas prices.
AZ Redistricting: What it Means for the Latino Community
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from Las Adelitas Arizona PAC. To purchase tickets in advance and to RSVP, please contact Laura Dent.
About those ‘historic’ budget cuts: not so much
Posted by AzblueMeanie: Remember last month when the Tea-Publican Congress held America hostage to leverage "historic" budget cuts before agreeing to pass the FY 2011 Budget? Despite all the gallons of ink and pixels used by the "lamestream media" to describe the budget deal as "historic," it turns out the media villagers got it all wrong (you're … Read more
