by David Safier OK, I'm a day late, but I can't pass this up. Advertisement From the Onion: Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican OppositionAUGUST 4, 2011 | ISSUE 47•31 WASHINGTON—After months of heated negotiations and failed attempts to achieve any kind of consensus, President Obama turned 50 years old Thursday, drawing strong criticism from Republicans … Read more

by David Safier Capitol Times (subscription only) has a long article about ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and its influence on Arizona's Republican legislators. When you talk about the vast right wing conspiracy, ALEC is one of the once-invisible tentacles which is finally getting a bit of much-deserved attention. Let's hope the Cap Times article … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Think Progress does the most reporting on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This week, ALEC is holding its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Think Progress is there to cover it. EXPOSED: The Corporations Funding The Annual Meeting Of The Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC | ThinkProgress: [A] source who … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will be holding the last of its first round of public hearings in Tucson on Saturday. Saturday, August 6, 2011City of Tucson 1:00 p.m.Abrams Public Health BuildingRoom #11063950 S. Country Club RoadTucson, AZ 85714

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time to give Sen. John McCain a piece of your mind. He is holding a town hall meeting in Tucson on Tuesday, August 19. Don't let him fill the audience with cardboard cutouts of adoring McCain supporters. Ask the senator the tough questions that he always seeks to avoid answering. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Stuart Rothenberg Political Report takes a look at the Wisconsin recall election and concludes in GOP Hoping to Hang On in Wisconsin Recalls : Roll Call: The bottom line on all this appears to favor the Democrats. Control of the Wisconsin Senate rests on just a few races, with Republicans needing to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Frum poses the question, "My conservative friends argue that the policies of Barack Obama are responsible for the horrifying length and depth of the economic crisis. Question: Which policies?" If Conservatives Were Right About the Economy | FrumForum: Obama’s only tax increases – those contained in the Affordable Care Act – do not … Read more