Chris Matthews is an idiot
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: OK, I have had enough of the hyperventilating nonsense emanating from Chris "Tweety" Matthews this week over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. To paraphrase Tweety, he wants the president to "nationalize" or to order ("dragoon them into service") oil supertankers and have them encircle the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and … Read more
SB1070 Update: Where’s the Tea Party?
by David Safier Tea Partiers, not known for either reticence or flying under the radar, have been pretty quiet about SB1070. When groups have made statements, they tend to be for the bill. And yet, these are people who want a very limited government. Something tells me they wouldn't be happy if they or their … Read more
SB1070 Update: March against SB1070 in Phoenix Saturday
by David Safier A march is planned for Saturday in Phoenix. Hispanic leaders are calling for a Day of Action against Senate Bill 1070. Leaders say they are expecting tens of thousands of marchers to stand up against Arizona's new immigration law that has raised tension across the U.S. [snip] Marchers will meet at Indian … Read more
Expect to see lots more of this
by David Safier The stakes on high stakes tests keeps rising. Teachers' salaries and jobs hang in the balance. Schools' funding, and even their existence, can be jeopardized by bad test scores. So it's not surprising there have been a number of stories about schools cheating on standardized tests. Here's the latest. City and state … Read more
Day 3 of Pima Dems’ Al Melvin Week
by David Safier Day 3 of Al Melvin week was actually Wednesday, but here I am posting about it Thursday. Better late, I guess. Day 3 of Al Melvin's Greatest Hits brings us his support of, and vote for, payday lenders. In 2008, predatory lenders spent millions to convince voters to let the industry continue … Read more
Perception versus reality in immigration debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The East Valley Tribune this past weekend published a report about a new Morrison Institute for Public Policy study, "2010: Illegal Immigration: Perceptions and Realities." The executive summary of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy study is here. 2010: Illegal Immigration: Perceptions and Realities — Morrison Institute The study is here. 2010: … Read more
Ixtoc I to Deepwater Horizon… The more spills change, the more they stay the same
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion and leak began, the memory of the media has finally been jarred — "this all seems vaguely familiar, oh yeah, it happened before!" The Rachel Maddow Show put together a decent compilation from the 1979 Ixtoc I oil spill in the Gulf … Read more
