Vic Williams comes out for Prop 100
by David Safier Here's a good way to measure of the level of Republican wingnuttery in Arizona. I'm about to praise Vic Williams, and by extension, Jan Brewer, for being at least a little supportive of our public schools. Advertisement In today's Explorer, Williams has an op ed saying he's planning to vote for Prop … Read more
Presented without comment
by David Safier The Arizona legislature passed a birther bill, SB1024. If Brewer signs it, Arizona will have the right to demand a birth certificate from presidential candidates who want to be on our ballot.
“I object!” Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, doing what he does best
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to the Huffington Post for this video mashup. What our Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, is objecting to in this video are non-controversial executive appointees to federal departments, agencies, military posts, etc. and judicial nominees who are on the "unanimous consent" calendar, meaning that the nominees have already been approved by committee … Read more
Hawaii to “Birthers”: leave us alone losers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The State of Hawaii is about to render moot the bill of "Birther" queen Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley). From the AP: Hawaii lawmakers are moving closer to passing a measure allowing the state to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate. <br/> A conference committee unanimously voted Tuesday to … Read more
McCain: Illegal immigrants are “intentionally causing accidents on the freeway”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier touched on this briefly here At what point do you say McCain has lost it? Crooksandliars.com goes into more detail. "Small Government" McCain slams federal government while blaming immigrants for staged accidents: John McCain is really scrambling this time around, it seems. In this segment on BillO's show, he hammers … Read more
Prop 100 Forum Thursday; LDs 25-26 Leg Update Forum Friday
by David Safier Here are a couple of events worth attending, one Thursday at 6pm, the other Friday morning at 8am. • Tucson Community-Wide Forum on Proposition 100: Thursday, April 22, 6-8pm, Tucson Association of Realtors Conference Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. (520) 327-4218. Panelists include: Nic Clement, Flowing Wells Superintendent and head of the … Read more
More about G.I.’s ridiculous $400 per family figure
by David Safier As I've noted before, the Goldwater Institute has scaled back its estimated cost of the proposed sales tax hike to the average family from the ludicrous — $600 per year — to the merely ridiculous — $400 per year. I've written that, for a family with a $65,000 income — the more-or-less … Read more
