Uncivil discourse update: No injunction in LD20 Republicans’ mess
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …not yet, anyway… Advertisement In what is likely to be only the first court proceeding related to the mess that is the LD20 Republican Party Committee, a judge ruled that while the language used in some emails was "intemperate" and certainly bad, it didn't quite meet the legal threshold of harassment, … Read more
The Legislative Crazy Train Is Up To Speed…
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …And Is Ready To Derail Arizona's Future… Less than a week ago, I wrote a post detailing some of the dumber/loonier bill proposals already proposed for the current session of the legislature. While many of the bill proposals are absolute ideological claptrap, a number of the bill proposals are efforts at cleaning up … Read more
Follow What They Do, Not What They Say
Posted by Michael Bryan The key to understanding the contradictions between Republican rhetoric and Republican governance is to keep your eye firmly on what they do, not what they say. The GOP currently is framing itself as the "small government, cut spending" party. What they actually do, however, is spend freely on their own constituencies … Read more
Bringing out the big guns
by David Safier No, the headline "Bringing out the big guns" isn't another example of a gun-related metaphor. It's a literal statement of fact, referring to "Shot•Show, Where the Industry Comes Together": the big gun show in Vegas last week. Media Matters has a big story on the show, and an exclusive. Apparently, photos are … Read more
I hereby declare National Public School Choice Week
by David Safier This is National Public School Choice Week — NPSCW. Actually, NPSCW is something I created and only exists on BfA. But it has as much official stature as National School Choice Week, which has been declared by a bunch of organizations which put vouchers first, charter schools second and public schools last. … Read more
I had forgotten this one
by David Safier Last night when I was driving home, I saw a truck with a bumper sticker that read, "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109.8" I knew that sounded familiar. I came home and realized I had posted on it back in November, 2009. Psalm 109, Verse 8 is David talking to God about an … Read more
John Huppenthal and Michele Bachmann: birds of a history-distorting feather
by David Safier I posted awhile back about not-yet-Ed-Supe Huppenthal getting it wrong three times in 20 seconds when he talked about Ben Franklin's relationship to slavery. In each case, Huppenthal glossed over the complexities and contradictions in Franklin's stands and actions which were typical of many of our Founding Fathers when it came to … Read more
