Redistricting Commission Interviews On Wednesday
by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings The Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will interview the 40 remaining candidates for the next Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. They'll winnow the field down to 25 (10 Ds, 10 Rs, 5 Independents). From those 25, the two highest-ranking Republicans and the two highest-ranking Democrats in the legislature (in … Read more
Joe Biden: Senate should pass House version of Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Vice Presdient Joe Biden does the Weekly Address this week while President Obama is in Afghanistan. Joe Biden reiterated his comment during a press conference on Friday calling upon the Senate to pass the House version of the Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act. Let's hope this signals the president's position as … Read more
End the Senate Filibuster
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate filibuster is not provided for in the Constitution and it is undemocratic. It is an archaic Senate rule that has been continued in Senate rules long past any justification, if there ever was any, for its continuing existence. The Senate adopts new rules at the start of each new congressional … Read more
Americans are opposed to extending the Bush tax cuts for the “two percenters”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A new CBS News poll demonstrates that an overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, are opposed to extending the Bush tax cuts for the "two percenters." (Credit: CBS) "The American people want us to stop all the looming tax hikes and to cut spending, and that should be the … Read more
A Great Country
by David Safier This afternoon, a neighbor invited my wife and I over to her house without telling us why. She greeted us at the door with a hug and showed us a folder containing her brand new citizenship papers. She came here from Germany over 20 years ago to go to college and has … Read more
Tragicomedy with headlines
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There were two articles in the Arizona Daily Star today which should have been juxtaposed together on the same page for the full tragicomedy effect, but were not. The headlines read: 2010 to rank as one of 3 hottest years on record, UN climate experts report and House GOP to kill panel … Read more
A few principled conservatives?
by David Safier Yesterday I wrote that newly elected AZ Republican congresspeople David Schweikert, Paul Gosar and Ben Quayle should refuse that socialized health care they complained about on the campaign trail but get as members of Congress. According to a DNC press release, some newly elected Republicans are doing just that. When Rep.-elect Andy … Read more
