Paton: AZ citizens need to learn to live with less
by David Safier Jim Nintzel of the Weekly has a way of asking follow up questions when a politician utters a sound byte, pursuing the glittering generality until the pol is forced to place it in a real world setting. Advertisement Jonathan Paton was Nintzel's latest victim. Paton, who generally has great political instincts, found … Read more
Star says No to Melvin’s “convicts in the schools” idea
by David Safier I'm pleased to see the Star editorial picked up on Al Melvin's statement in the Explorer suggesting schools save money by using convict labor. The editorial wasn't kind to Cap'n Al. There are thousands of good reasons for school districts not to consider inmate labor – kids. It's one thing to clean … Read more
Jon Stewart take down of rodeo clown Glenn Beck
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: An instant Daily Show classic! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Let’s finish the job and “do what’s right”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am old enough to remember the Dixiecrat filibuster attempts to defeat the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The protestations of those who claimed it was social engineering and socialism, that it was against the natural order of God's law to "mongrelize" the races and that it would lead to the destruction … Read more
Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas is violating law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas launches a Tea Party organization. Well, that didn't take long. The Los Angeles Times reports Virginia warns wife of Justice Clarence Thomas her group is violating law: Virginia consumer-protection officials have warned the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that her advocacy group … Read more
G.I. Guarantee Watch: Please, Mr. Postman, part 7
by David Safier I'm a day away from declaring officially, According to The Goldwater Institute, Bus Drivers are Bureaucrats. Still nothing in the mail from Starlee Rhoades at the Goldwater Institute answering my simple question: What does "many" mean in her sentence: "We believe the term bureaucrat accurately describes many of the employees in question … Read more
