Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney flip-flops on his lies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about this earlier this week. The lies of Willard 'Mittens' Romney are growing tiresome – Part 2. Advertisement For weeks, one of the driving messages of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has been that President Obama made the economy worse, not better. The argument is a demonstrable lie, but Romney … Read more
Say what now?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Someone you have probably never heard of before has decided that he has what it takes to run for president. His name will be as quickly forgotten. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter to announce presidential bid: Michigan Republican Thaddeus McCotter will announce the launch of his presidential campaign July 2. USA Today reported late … Read more
Intimination: Tea Party Intimidation of Citizen Redistricting Commissions, Sequel to Health Care Reform Town Halls
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There are 21 states that have some form of a Citizen Redistricting Commission that play a role in redistricting state legislative and congressional district lines. 2009 Redistricting Commissions Table (National Conference of State Legislatures). This public participation in what used to be a behind-closed-doors process in the state legislature was intended by good … Read more
The jokes just write themselves
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Headline in the Arizona Daily Star: Vermin found in Arizona State Capitol building: Senators, representatives, lobbyists and mice are sharing space at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports rat remnants have been found in the House of Representatives, the Senate and the executive tower. It's too easy.
Breaking: Tea Party Tyranny at AIRC meeting in Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received a message this afternoon from the AIRC meeting that "Tea Partiers have taken over the redistricting meeting and are demanding that Coleen Mathis resign." Any member of the public who wants to resist this Tea Party tyranny threatening our democratic process should head on over to the AIRC meeting this afternoon (if … Read more
Stephen Colbert’s performance art mocks our broken election system
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Supreme Court has bastardized the 14th Amendment by finding that corporations are "persons" too and enjoy the "privileges and immunities" of political speech under the First Amendment in Citizens United v. FEC (where's your "original intent" jurisprudence now, Justice Scalia?) Not only that, but corporation's rights are superior to your … Read more
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: This is not your father’s GOP
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC for highlighting this editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Sunday. I used to be a regular reader of this newspaper back in its heyday. Editorial: Eight myths to chill an old-school Republican soul (excerpt): It's sad to see what has happened to the Party of Lincoln, … Read more
