The Grijalva interview, Part 1: Extending the Payroll Tax Cut
by David Safier On Thursday, December 8, as the Take Back the Capitol marchers were gathered in the park on the other side of the Capitol Building, I sat down with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his office in the Longworth House Office Building. I set an audio recorder between us, and we spoke for half … Read more
AIRC Update: Schedule of public hearings
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Please be aware that, according to the publicy announced agenda, a final vote to finalize maps could occur at any one of these scheduled meetings. Location: Fiesta Inn Resort – Fiesta I Ballroom2100 South Priest DriveTempe, AZ 85282 Date & Time: Monday, December 12, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 3:00 p.m. Thursday, … Read more
Saturday Night Fight Card: GOP Establishment v. Newt Insurgency
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The next episode of "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" will be co-hosted by ABC News, ABC5/WOI-DT, The Des Moines Register and the Republican Party of Iowa on Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET, from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will moderate the … Read more
Headline writers get it wrong: what President Obama actually said
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Headline in the Arizona Daily Star today: Obama: 8% jobless rate possible. Only President Obama did not make a prediction, and specifically said "I’m not in the job of prognosticating on the economy." Steve Benen explains to our lazy corporate media villagers. Political Animal – That wasn’t a prediction: What the headline … Read more
Judge: AIRC not bound by Arizona’s open meeting law or subject to investigation into hiring decisions
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Supreme Court fired the first barrel at the Tea-Publican tyranny last month finding that the Red Queen and her Senate Star Chamber acted without constitutional authority or legal justification in removing Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) Chair Colleen Mathis. On Friday, the Arizona Superior Court fired the other barrel at the Tea-Publican … Read more
Videos from Thursday’s Take Back the Capitol march
by David Safier Admittedly, these videos are not great shakes — as a matter of fact, they're kinda shaky — but they give an idea of the mix and the number of people at this march on Thursday. While 99 people walked in front, symbolizing the 99%, the rest followed close behind. The first was … Read more
Vulture capitalists Romney-Gekko 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The L.A. Times published A closer look at Mitt Romney's job creation record at Bain Capital: Now a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney says his Bain experience shows he knows how to create jobs. He often cites Bain's investment in a little-known office supply store called Staples, which now employs … Read more
