Republicans’ day of shame holding America hostage for the “two percenters”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week all 42 Republican senators signed a letter stating that they would hold America hostage and not allow any legislation to pass unless and until the Congress acceded to their extortionary demand to first approve an extension of tax cuts for the über-rich clientel they serve, the "two percenters." On Thursday, these Republican insurrectionists … Read more
‘Governor Grim Reaper’ and her Brewercare ‘death panels’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Republic columnist E. J. Montini has dubbed Gov. Jan Brewer "Governor Grim Reaper." Yes, governor, we have a death panel: Gov. Grim Reaper and the fallen angels of the Republican-controlled legislature do not like being called a death panel. But that is what they are. If elected officials make budget decisions that … Read more
Pearce: Opens his Mouth, Racism Falls Out
You can't make this up. Pearce hanging with his anti-immigrant hommies in DC, lets his hair down and tells an "amusing" zinger about our President. Arizona's shadow-Führer is disgusting.
If she only had a heart
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Hubert Humphrey once said that, “the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” … Read more
Cloture Vote on DADT Repeal Fails – Supporters to Try Again
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: But for the undemocratic, and I believe unconstitutional, Senate filibuster rules, this would now be law. The totally dysfunctional U.S. Senate today fell just short of the 60 votes needed for cloture. Senate GOP Blocks Cloture On Repeal Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell | TPMDC: After negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans … Read more
Comparison of the tax proposals – we have graphs!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Michael Linden, Associate Director of Tax and Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, posted this analysis at the Wonk Room » Comparing Priorities In The Tax Deal: The White House has agreed with Congressional Republicans on a “framework” for extending the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts. In exchange for … Read more
The short list for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings On Wednesday, the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, chaired by Rebecca White Berch, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, interviewed 39 applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). They screened the pool down to 25 (10 Ds, 10 Rs, 5 Independents). The leadership of the legislature … Read more
