McCain tries to steal credit for the 21st Century G.I. Benefits bill
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement John McCain had the audacity to go before the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) this week and to once again try to steal credit for the 21st Century G.I. Bill, which McCain had vigorously opposed, even submitting his own proposal to undermine the chances of success for the main bill. McCain Steals … Read more
“Why I will not vote for John McCain”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dr. Phillip Butler, a long-time acquaintance of John McCain from his days at the U.S. Naval Academy and as a prisoner of war in Vietnam (for 8 years), wrote a thought provoking opinion (below) back in March. I just want to highlight a point that Dr. Butler makes which has always disturbed … Read more
John McCain just makes sh*t up (again) – Corrected Post
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Note: The original post was intended to be saved in draft form while I completed more research before posting it. I inadvertently did not not notice that it was in publish mode (it was the end of a long, stressful day). The corrections and updates to this post are included below. I … Read more
Arizona’s Real Straight Talker
Francine Shachter had her first political discussion at the age of 6 when a classmate told her Franklin Roosevelt would lose the upcoming presidential election. Shachter "wouldn’t let her get away with that!" And 74 years later, when it comes to politics, she still won’t let anyone get away with anything. In a state known … Read more
AZVA Students’ Personal Information Sent to India
Note from Mike Bryan: David Safier has shown me a representative sample of the documents he received, and I can say without question that he has represented them accurately in this post. He has made a responsible decision not posting the documents online, since they contain the names of students as well as other information … Read more
Bee’s Campaign Got $100K from Tucson Taxpayers
UPDATE: Looks like local media have decided that it’s OK to cover this story and are providing blanket coverage of Timmy’s windfall at taxpayer expense: Citizen, Channel 13, Star, Fox 11, Star again, Scarp’s Notebook. President Bush came to Tucson to raise $600K for Bee in July. The visit had no public purpose whatever. That … Read more
“Chief, would you believe I lied in a church…”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It seems we have a bit of a scandal in the wake of the Saddleback Civil Forum hosted by Pastor Rick Warren on Saturday. According to Pastor Warren, "We flipped a coin" and Senator Obama will go first, "and we have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence." CNN.com – … Read more
