Merry Christmas, Mrs. Brewer…
Posted by Michael Bryan This is Mrs. Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona: This is how Mrs. Brewer would like you to see her this Christmas season: To thousands of Arizonans, however, faced with family devastation after Brewer's cuts to their Medicaid and their children's schools, and facing bankruptcy with a home mortgage underwater in a … Read more
Christmas Through Your Eyes
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America? Because their parents do. From the Associated Press Parents, children alike continue to adore Jolly Old Elf: A whopping 84 percent of grown-ups were once children who trusted in Santa's magic, and lots cling to it … Read more
Give your public school tax credit before December 31 — Second Reminder
by David Safier OK, it's the day before Christmas. If you want to add to the warm holiday feeling giving gives — and do it without a permanent dent in your pocketbook — you can give $200 to a public school, $400 if you're a couple, and get it all back when you file your … Read more
If it’s good for back-door vouchers, it’s good for abortion counseling
by David Safier Judge Roslyn Silver wisely decided a law forbidding tax credits for organizations that discuss the possibility of abortions with their clients is illegal. The judge's reasoning: If an organization that counsels against abortions can get tax credits, so can one suggesting abortions as an alternative. Rep. Debbie Lesko, who wrote legislation getting … Read more
Santa Baby
Posted by AzblueMeanie: Most of us are familiar with Madonna's cover version of Santa Baby, but it was Eartha Kitt who first made this song popular. The song was written by Joan Javits (the niece of Senator Jacob K. Javits) and "Philip Springer," a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights … Read more
Another Angel Gets It’s Wings
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I watch It's a Wonderful Life almost every year because I love the movie. In 1993, Target stores did a promotional tie-in to the movie with an original song "Another Angel Gets It's Wings," which could only be bought on cassette if you bought either a Vince Gill or Trisha Yearwood CD (which I … Read more
Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney’s post-truth politics (big lie) campaign
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted about the relatively new political science concept of Post-Truth Politics a couple of years ago. Briefly: We live in post-truth politics: a political culture in which politics (public opinion and media narratives) have become almost entirely disconnected from policy (the substance of legislation). This obviously dims any hope of reasoned legislative compromise. … Read more
