Desperately seeking millionaire ‘ job creator’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember back when Republicans began their assault on the ineritance tax years ago? GOP wordsmith Frank Luntz renamed the inheritance tax the "death tax" and Republicans proclaimed that family farmers would lose their farms if the "death tax" was not reduced or repealed. Just one problem: when put to the test, Republicans … Read more
Desperate ‘Mittens’ Romney goes into a panic attack
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The strategy of shameless shape-shifter Willard "Mittens" Romney was to stay above the fray of the "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" and act like the presumptive nominee of the GOP running a general election campaign against President Obama while dismissing his GOP clown car opponents. Yeah… you see, Tea-Publicans really hate such … Read more
Crashing the D.C. fundraisers
by David Safier I heard talk of this Monday night but didn't know it actually happened until Thursday evening. A group of Take Back the Capitol people went around to GOP fundraisers, They managed to make it through the doors and make their case to the check-writing attendees and Congresspeople. The interlopers attended fundraisers for … Read more
Photos from the March on the Capitol
by David Safier The Thursday march was led by 99 people who were selected to represent the 99%. The rest gathered in the park while the 99 went to Boehner's office. I don't have the story after that — I'll get it later — but meanwhile, here are some pics. The videos will take awhile … Read more
Donna Stebbins testifies to Senate subcommittee
by David Safier NOTE: Donna Stebbins is scheduled to be interviewed on MSNBC live Friday morning, 8am Tucson time (10am here in D.C.). Donna Stebbins, from Phoenix, testified this morning to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee chaired by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) (speaking), with Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), ranking member, sitting next to him. Donna … Read more
Court of Appeals punts AHCCCS cuts to the Supremes
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is a troubling trend in Arizona's courts in recent years. Whenever a court is confronted with a controversial political issue, rather than address the issue in a scholarly well-reasoned opinion, the court will simply enter an order and opinion with the full knowledge that the parties will appeal to the Arizona … Read more
Take Back the Capitol: Mudless Thursday
by David Safier The weather went from wet and nasty to clear and cold overnight. Cold and dry is a hell of a lot warmer than wet and not as cold. It's going to take awhile to post about the various parts of today, so here's a quick rundown. One of the women here from … Read more
