A funny thing happened at a Terri Proud-sponsored education forum. Truth broke out.
by David Safier Contrary to my expectations when I walked into what was billed as a "public seminar sponsored by Rep. Terri Proud and Educating AZ Right," I heard an excellent,thorough explanation of education budgeting in Arizona. Chris Ackerley, a physics teacher at Amphi High School, gave a two hour talk about how ed funding … Read more
Separated at birth?
by David Safier Every time I see Rick Perry, I always get the feeling I'm watching a comic film with someone doing a caricature of a southern, glad-handing politician. It wasn't until I saw the pic of Perry at right that I realized why. Seeing that toothy, insincere smile, I remembered the actor who used … Read more
The lies of Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney are growing tiresome
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Willard "Mittens" Romney is not a stupid man, so he cannot claim ignorance. This shapeshifter is, however, a shameless liar. And it is growing tiresome. A Romney campaign aide made an interesting claim today: “The thing that no one has focused on is that Obama is headed to be the first president … Read more
Arizona DPS computers hacked in protest of SB 1070 (allegedly)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hacking computers is a crime and I am opposed to it in all cases without exception. Whatever justifications one might invent in one's own mind, there is none. It is a crime, period. And in this case it has the potential of putting the lives of law enforcement officers in jeopardy depending … Read more
In case what you know about Fukushima doesn’t scare you enough
by David Safier I'm plenty worried about the damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant and the possibility of similar accidents in the U.S. and around the world. I've made that clear in multiple posts. But here's an article that takes that worry to a whole new level — Fukushima: It's much worse than you … Read more
Somebody suffers from a Super Man complex
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's ridiculous enough that "Governor Goodhair" Rick Perry of Texas and former Mayor Rudy "a noun, a verb and 9/11" Giuliani are threatening us with running for president, but now former New York Governor George Pataki Edges Closer to Running for President: In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with The Fiscal Times … Read more
Chart of The Day: GOP Governors Approval Tanking Nationwide
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/T CHART OF THE DAY: New GOP Governors Tanking Nationwide | TPMDC: [T]hanks to the team at Bill Schneider's Inside Politics Newsletter, we've got a snapshot of the epic polling fail in a convenient visual form.
