The Obama Recovery Picks Up Steam – ‘Just Say No’ Boehner Tries to Claim Credit
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since Republicans took control of Congress in January they have: (1) sought to repeal — but not replace — the Affordablle Care Act which the CBO says would add more than a trillion dollars to the national debt that Tea-Publicans claim to be concerned about; (2) sought to repeal the rights of … Read more
When words lose their meaning – I do not think ‘conservative’ means what you think it means
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Media polling firms have for decades provided respondents with only three choices to self-identify their political beliefs: liberal, conservative and moderate. Based on this categorization, there has been remarkable stability in ideological orientation, with 20% of Americans identifying themselves as “liberal” and about 40% classifying themselves as either “moderate” or ”conservative” according … Read more
Revolutionaries (and maybe traitors) in our midst
by David Safier Even some AZ Republicans are skeptical about the idea of a Don't Tread on Me license plate, which is being proposed by legislators who believe, I have to assume, they don't have anything important to do, like, say, creating a budget or helping jump-start the state's economy. But forgetting about the license … Read more
Stop the Republican War on Working Families
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have produced this ad in support of the working families of Wisconsin under assault from the Tea-Publican tools for the billionaire bastard Koch brothers. "This is Republican class warfare, an attack on the middle-class."
Reminder: Petition Drive to Recall Sen. Russell Pearce – Saturday, March 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A message from the Committee to Recall Russell Pearce: We are gearing up for a caravan from Tucson to Mesa, Arizona. Our next walk will begin on Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 AM at the Mesa public library. Our goal is to recruit at least 50 volunteers to canvass District 18. Please … Read more
Update: Jon Stewart on the scapegoating of teachers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: FAUX News Fraudcasting cries for the banksters of Wall Street and the two percenters to get their tax cuts and to not limit CEO salaries for those companies suckling at the teat of a taxpayer-funded bailout — after they nearly destroyed the world's economy — but then maliciously demands wage and benefit … Read more
Wisconsin Republicans hiring bounty hunters and ordering the arrest of the Wisconsin 14
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Just a few weeks ago, the 14 members of the Democratic caucus of the Wisconsin State Senate left Wisconsin in order to block a vote on a bill to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights. And since then, Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republicans in … Read more
