Graf Resignation Not Prelude to New Campaign… not for office, anyhow
by Michael Bryan After Arizona 8th reported that Randy Graf resigned from the Pima GOP Executive Committee, there was some speculation that perhaps Graf was getting ready to mount a campaign. Advertisement There had been rumors in the past that Graf was considering a run for Pima County Supervisor in District 4, challenging incumbent Ray … Read more
High Stakes Fudging on No Child Left Behind
by David Safier School Districts all over the country are inflating their graduation rates, some by over 20%. Mississippi keeps two sets of graduation books. One says the rate is 87%, the other 63%. Inflation of graduation rates and standardized test scores has gone on for years, but NCLB has turned it into an epidemic, … Read more
More on Bush’s War on Public Schools
by David Safier Mike Bryan suggested I expand on yesterday’s post about the Bush administration’s War on Public Schools, using some of the information I later added in the Comments section. OK, Mike, here it is. As I wrote yesterday, the War on Public Schools began during the Reagan years, accelerated during Bush I, and … Read more
Drinking Liberally with Brigadier General John Adams
This Thursday at 6pm at the Shanty on 4th Avenue, Drinking Liberally’s special guest will be Brigadier General John Adams. The General recently retired from a distinguished career in the Army. His most recent duties included Deputy United States Military Representative to NATO’s military committee and Asst. Dept. Chief of Staff for Intelligence on the … Read more
Pics from the Pacific Life Open
by David Safier Here are some photos I took from the stands at the Open.
Voter ID Laws: Voter Supression Under the Guise of Preventing Individual Voter Fraud
"The GOP has transformed the legal apparatus of the United States into an instrument of partisan force." – Scott Horton "Vote Machine: How Republicans hacked the Justice Department" (PDF) The GOP has been engaging in a cynical and deliberate attempt to use the justice system to punish their political enemies, justify and legitimate their systematic … Read more
White House Redefines “Failing School”
by David Safier Let’s check in and see how Bush’s War on Public Education is going. Based on the news that the White House has begun scaling back the rules on No Child Left Behind, I’m going to guess, it isn’t going much better than Bush’s War on Terrorism. Here’s a little history, if you … Read more
