AZ poll: Education is very important. Schools aren’t doing a very good job
by David Safier Arizona Democratic candidates, take heed. According to an ASU Morrison Institute poll, education is right behind Immigration and Jobs/economy as something "the Legislature should be trying to do something about." (That immigration is still that high is both significant and depressing.) Interestingly, Pre-K and kindergarten rank almost as high in importance as … Read more
From the Department of Symbolism
by David Safier At approximately 11am today, in the midst of a two day downpour, at the corner of Grant and Wilmot, The Mutual of Omaha Bank had its sprinklers on. Possible symbolic interpretations of the event: Cynical overuse of the planet's resources. They water because they can. While money is raining down on the … Read more
‘The Donald’ pulls out of Newsmax GOP Clown Car debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Aahhh! Garry Trudeau was so looking forward to the GOP Clown Car debate. "The Donald" has pulled out of the debate he was scheduled to host on Dec. 27 with conservative media organization Newsmax, according to a statement from the "Birther King" and reality TV show personality. Trump pulls out of debate … Read more
The GOP war on voting – failing to make its case
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of the biggest frauds of our time is the "voter fraud" fraud perpetrated by the GOP and the conservative media noise machine echo chamber. But wait, Republicans say, occasionally there really is fraud. In fact, the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) released a report last week to document all the cases … Read more
The not-so-Lincoln-Douglas debate
Posted by AzBlueMeaie: Former Utah Governor Jon Hunstsman is frequently described as a rational responsible Republican, a "moderate" for the GOP establishment, as opposed to the extremists of the Tea-Publican radical right. It turns out these differences are minute, at best. "Moderate" Republicans are a myth. Did you hear about what was laughingly billed as … Read more
Gingrich gift to the 1% blows up the federal deficit
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The megalomaniac pseudo-intellectual and preeminent housing historian, the disgraced former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, never passes up the opportunity to tell audiences that he is a visionary thinker and a genius (hence the megalomania). As Joe Scarborough said recently, "If Newt Gingrich is the smartest guy in the room, you're in … Read more
How the Gingrich Stole Christmas
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tis the season. You just knew that someone was going to do this. Parody video: You’re a mean one, Newt Gingrich | The Raw Story: A YouTube video uploaded on Tuesday casts Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich as the mean-spirited protagonist from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The video, by … Read more
