A civil war over social security/medicare/medicaid ?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our "shadow governor," Sen. Russell Pearce, appeared on Sunday Square Off with News 12 anchor Brahm Resnik. At one point, host Resnik probed Pearce’s proposal to reject the federal health care funding and asked him if the more than one million people who rely on the program will just have to “fend … Read more
TUSD hearing on elementary school recess
by David Safier From Steve Gall: The TUSD open hearing on elementary school recess is tonight, Tuesday, the 9th, 6:30, at TUSD Headquarters. All interested parents, teachers and citizens are encouraged to come and express their opinions on daily organized recess.
Pearce seems to be having trouble with the concept
by David Safier Russell Pearce seems to be having trouble with the basic concept of Republican politics. You only pull out your big immigration guns in an election year. It's not really about illegal immigration. It's about frightening and energizing your base and people in the middle so they'll vote for you. Pearce initially didn't … Read more
Fool me three times… don’t get fooled again!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t Crooks and Liars: Fareed Zakaria reminds Americans that this newest re-taking of the House is the third "Republican revolution", behind the Reagan revolution and Newt Gingrich's Contract On For America. Neither era of Republican control worked out well for the vast majority of Americans. Will the American people give the GOP … Read more
Pogo Was Right
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We have met the enemy and he is us." – Walt Kelly, author of Pogo comic strip I have written about An American Affliction of Instant Gratification previously. If we had the America we have today back in the 1930s and 1940s I am convinced that we would have never survived the Great … Read more
What did you expect?
by David Safier The world of high stakes test cheating scandals has hit Southern Arizona — or at least, it's made news in Southern Arizona. My sense is this kind of thing has been going on under the radar for awhile now all over the country. The Star has a print-only article about the possibility … Read more
Curious Campaign Ad During Wildcats Game
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While watching the Arizona Wildcats have their dreams of Pasadena roses dashed once again by the Stanford Cardinal last night, a campaign ad for Jonathan Paton aired during the broadcast on KGUN 9. Paton was defeated during the GOP primary back in August, and the window for campaign ads closed on Election … Read more
