Tucson City Council Election Update: Mayoral candidates fail to file enough valid signatures
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wow. If the petition challenges hold up in court, this mayor race may be over before it began (no offense to the Green Party candidates, but let's be real guys). Advertisement Press release from the Pima County Democratic Party: McClusky, Asta, Darcy and Home: A Quadruple Dose of Incompetence In a stunning … Read more
The GOP’s Medicare bumper sticker
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr at perrspectives.com writes The Republicans' Medicare Bumper Sticker: The growing backlash against the [GOP's] plan to end the Medicare guaranteed government insurance program for 46 million Americans is producing near-panic in Republican ranks. With polls showing overwhelming opposition to the Ryan rationing scheme, House GOP leaders begged President Obama to stop … Read more
Republican voter I.D. laws and voter suppression
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: USA Today has a rather interesting editorial opinion today that Arizona Attorney General Tom "banned for life by the SEC" Horne should take a moment to read after making a complete ass of himself in public last week on this subject. Our view: Republican ID laws smack of vote suppression – USATODAY.com: … Read more
Tucson City Council Election Update: Mayoral petition challenge court hearings on Thursday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bring the popcorn! (metaphorically speaking, food and drink are not allowed in the courtroom). The mayoral petition challenges are set for hearing on Thursday: Marshall Home v. Jonathan Rothschild, et al., Case No. C20114129, hearing Thursday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 486 before the Hon. R. Douglas Holt. Luke Knipe … Read more
Tea-Publican Tyranny in Wisconsin Update: Conservative activist court rules the ‘legislature is above the law’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is a classic example of why judges should not be elected in partisan elections. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is absolutely correct. A partisan conservative activist Wisconsin Supreme Court in a divided 4-3 opinion said Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi "usurped the legislative power which the Wisconsin constitution grants exclusively to … Read more
Update: Raúl Grijlava on the Speakout for Good Jobs Now Tour
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva was a guest on MSNBC's Cenk Uygur on Tuesday to discuss the Speakout for Good Jobs Now Tour this summer. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Bill Maher on the TeaNN, ‘Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: HBO's Bill Maher was the guest on Anderson Cooper's AC 360 last night to share his take on the Republican contenders who participated in CNN's New Hampshire debate. Accurate analysis and funny too.
