NY Times on Brewercare “death panels”: death by budget cut
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer and her Brewercare "death panels" continue to garner national media attention, today the New York Times in this report, Arizona Cuts Financing for Transplant Patients: Advertisement Even physicians with decades of experience telling patients that their lives are nearing an end are having difficulty discussing a potentially fatal condition … Read more
More on Melvin’s coffee shop tantrum (or, The Wrath of Melvin, Part 3)
by David Safier The story of Melvin storming out of a coffee shop after yelling at its owner for carrying the Weekly has legs. Now it's in the Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet (courtesy of R Cubed): Now, Melvin’s hissy fit has been picked up by the Yellow Sheet. The best part is that they found … Read more
District 29 Townhall on Saturday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Daniel Patterson, (District 29) invites constituents to a town hall this Saturday in Tucson When: Saturday, December 4, 2 to 4 p.m.Where: Eckstrom-Columbus Branch Library, 4350 E. 22nd Street, Tucson. At his eighth town hall, Rep. Patterson will discuss the upcoming session and hear from Tucsonans about their needs, ideas and … Read more
Update: House passes the Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to House to Vote on The Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act Today. The House of Representatives has passed the Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act by a vote of 234 to 188. Only 3 Republicans voted for America's middle class. House Dems Pass Only Middle Class Tax Cut Bill. 20 … Read more
“Reactionary liberals” Kissinger, Shultz, Baker, Eagleburger and Powell support START treaty.
by David Safier In today's Star, George Will wrote about the "reactionary liberals" who are for the START treaty. I have to say, I've never heard that term before. Reactionary liberals? Can you even put those two words together? AZ Blue Meanie posted an op ed in the Washington Post by some of those "reactionary … Read more
Surely these new AZ Reps will turn down that socialist, government run health care
by David Safier We've got a new crowd of "principled conservatives" from Arizona who are unpacking their jammies in their new Washington digs. They're not politicians. They mean what they say. They stick to their guns. And they hate "Obamacare." So I'm sure they'll turn down that socialist health care they get for being members … Read more
Memo to Jon Kyl: The Republican case for ratifying New START
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here you are, you partisan asshole (Jon Kyl: Dems Cave By Monday Or No START Treaty), no more excuses: The Republican case for ratifying New START, by Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, James A. Baker III, Lawrence S. Eagleburger and Colin L. Powell (The writers were secretaries of state for the … Read more
