The Arizona Republic fails its readers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic on Sunday published an Associated Press "analysis" by Nancy Benac and Calvin Woodward that it recaptioned President faced a difficult year. This AP "analysis" has been published around the country since December 20 under this caption, Obama's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year – Fox Nation, taken from … Read more
Is this 3 or 4 Howie Fischer articles without a Democrat in sight?
by David Safier Maybe I missed something. Did the November elections wipe out the entire Democratic presence in Arizona? Or is there a clause in SB1070 saying illegal immigrants Democrats must be ignored until all of them are shipped out of the state? I ask because Howie Fischer, who, due to budget cuts at the … Read more
Paul Krugman: The Humbug Express
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just in time for Christmas, Paul Krugman writes about The Humbug Express: Hey, has anyone noticed that “A Christmas Carol” is a dangerous leftist tract? I mean, consider the scene, early in the book, where Ebenezer Scrooge rightly refuses to contribute to a poverty relief fund. “I’m opposed to giving people money … Read more
Testing the test
by David Safier One last trial of the test poll to see if I can repost it without losing the data. Online Surveys & Market Research
Solar panels, cell phones, LED light bulbs and the third world
by David Safier Small solar panels can transform third world villages. Many areas of the world are simply off the grid. To bring them electricity, solar is far cheaper than connecting them to the grid or building power plants. And in some places, villagers are beginning to put up solar, home by home, instead of … Read more
The GOP gift to the banksters of Wall Street
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When Republicans stymied the omnibus spending bill and forced a continuing resolution under the 2010 budget, they ensured there would not be new funding for financial regulatory agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which includes the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headed by Elizabeth Warren. This was … Read more
Ezra Klein on Senate filibuster reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ezra Klein is providing very useful information to explain the Democrats' desire to reform the Senate filibuster rules. Breaking the filibuster in one graph: If you're looking for some good historical data on the filibuster, the fine folks who keep up (the surprisingly useful) Senate.gov site have you covered. They've tracked the number … Read more
