Posted by AzblueMeanie: Governor Jan Brewer is already threatening Arizonans with another four years of her failed leadership less than a year into her second term, despite a clear and unambiguous provision in the Arizona Constitution, Article 5, Section 1 (Version amended by 1992 Proposition 107), which provides that "No member of the executive department … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The above caption should be the headline that accompanies every news report about today's job report. I posted about this several times back in 2009, The Bush Years Were a Lost Decade: [T]here was zero net job growth over the past decade. Massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy failed to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Is government really "too big"? Actually, it is not big enough for a representative democracy. I have previously posted that "Arizona ranks among the states with the least representation based upon per capita representation by district." Before redistricting, consider increasing the number of districts (see for chart). I have always believed that … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You know the political media in this state is lame when the New York Times comes to town and scoops them on a story (OK, some of this was kinda sorta reported buried deep in some reporting awhile back). In Arizona, Tea Party License Plate Draws Opposition From Its Honorees: When conservative … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the New York Times, Obama Honors Bin Laden’s Victims at Ground Zero: President Obama laid a wreath of red, white, and blue flowers at ground zero on Thursday, honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 2001 terrorist attacks and marking the death of its perpetrator, Osama bin Laden. After … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A great post by Kaili Joy Gray at Daily Kos describing the right-wing noise machine freak out over President Obama presiding over the successful mission to rid the world of a mass murderer and the "most wanted" terrorist. Osama bin Laden assassination turns conservatives into dirty hippies: Who knew conservatives were, at heart, a bunch … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Are you friggin' kidding me? Has "Obama derangement syndrome" reached the point that it has come to this? No House resolution honoring military's bin Laden mission – TheHill.com: House Republicans say they have no plans to follow the Senate in passing a resolution honoring the military mission that killed Osama bin Laden. … Read more