Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 1
An STO fund sweep? What an idea! by David Safier Advertisement The House task force on tuition tax credits and STOs met Wednesday. This is the House group started by Ds, then joined by some Rs, not to be confused with the Senate committee started by Rs in response to earlier task force. Both the … Read more
Money, Guns & Ammo: The Money Shot
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this segment of The Word entitled "The Money Shot," Stepen Colbert argues for the "lead standard" — replacing the dollar with bullets, "backed by the irrational fear of Barack Obama." The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – The Money Shot www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political … Read more
It’s the end of the world as we know it
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The blockbuster movie premiere this weekend is the mother of all disaster movies, "2012." 2012 – Official Movie Site The producers of this movie clearly have spent way too much time watching the so-called History Channel and its Mega-Disasters and Apocolyptic prophecy programming (what is up with that?) The movie is loosely … Read more
It makes me think I’m getting it right on Imagine Schools
by David Safier Just thinking here. I've written lots of posts about problems with Imagine Schools. Some have come from national reports and some has been based on my research into AZ DOE school funding reports and IRS tax records. I haven't received any criticism of what I've written. It's not that I've got a … Read more
AP fact checks Palin
by David Safier It makes me feel slightly dirty giving Sarah Palin any more ink pixels, but reading AP do a take-down on the "facts" in Palin's new book gives me a certain joy, and I want to share it with others. I get the sense the writer had as much fun writing it as … Read more
Horne can’t catch a break on the left or the right
by David Safier I'm not one to sympathize with Tom Horne, but I think the guy needs a friend, and a hug, about now. Not only do people like me snipe at him from the left, but the Sonoran Alliance tore him a big ol' new one on his right flank (That's gotta hurt!) in … Read more
10 years after the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Josh Kalven posts this timely piece as Congress considers new regulations for Wall Street — let's begin with the repeal of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act and return to the Glass-Steagall Act. (I have previously discussed this topic.) Ten Years After The Repeal Of Glass-Steagall: This weeks mark ten years since … Read more
