Human Shield
by David Safier The Star's Political Notebook picked up on a comment I made on the blog last week about Bruce Ash accusing Regina Romero of using her newborn baby as "a political HUMAN SHIELD !!" [Those are his caps and exclamation points, not mine.] As Bodfield pointed out, I expressed outrage at Ash's choice … Read more
SWAG Update: Early Filers for 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This will be the last “early filers” update. The state legislature goes back into session on Monday. Anyone filing for office now will not be exploring but running. Filings will really pick up now. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx There has been an extraordinary number of early candidate filings … Read more
Billie Stanton hits a bullseye in Montrose, Colorado
by David Safier One of the many losses Tucson suffered when the Citizen closed was the silencing of Billie Stanton's voice on a local editorial page, not to mention the emails she sent to those of us who communicated with her from time to time — always passionate and committed, always warm and embracing. I'm … Read more
For teachers (and administrators) only
by David Safier The rest of you are welcome to follow the link and read this piece by Anthony Mullen, who was recently named National Teacher of the Year. But I think teachers and administrators will be the ones who most appreciate Mullen's wit and wisdom. The setting is, Mullen is sitting in a round … Read more
Why do Republicans hate America?
by David Safier Whenever Democrats were nay sayers about anything American during the Bush years, it showed we hated our country. The Iraq War is a disaster. We're losing our standing in the world. Bush's U.S. is moving in the wrong direction. Bush's tax cuts are raising the government's debt. Hate America. Hate America. Hate … Read more
Kyl disagrees
by David Safier An excellent piece on Kyl by Matt Yglesias. Kyl is blocking 6 Treasury Department nominees because Obama and the Fed Reserve didn't enact an anti-online gambling regulation in December. They're going to do it in June instead. This, ladies and gentlemen, is your modern United States Senate. If there’s some random crap … Read more
Media complicity in spreading GOP lies about terrorism
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There was some remarkable news reporting on Friday evening. This was the week that Republicans politicized terrorism again for partisan political advantage. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) complained that President Obama doesn't say the word "terrorism" enough (which was George Bush's talisman) even though he does, and King is using the "underpants bomber" … Read more
