Al Melvin, friend of education (at least that’s what he said during the campaign)

David Safier

by David Safier Reports of huge budget cuts in state funding are all over the news — prisons, schools, health care, you name it. According to the AZ Guardian [Note: their website is down, so I can't provide a link], Rs say that's nothing but a scare tactic. Or, as Senate Assistant Majority Leader Steve … Read more

Big education cuts coming

David Safier

by David Safier From an article in the Arizona Guardian: State education officials say the worst is yet to come as stimulus funds are depleted and the state struggles to fill a $1.5 billion gap in the 2010 budget. Last month, Gov. Jan Brewer asked agency directors for proposed 15 percent cuts to their budgets. … Read more

Unashamed self promotion

David Safier

by David Safier Occasionally I've linked to one of the weekly columns I write for The Explorer, but I've never copied any of them here. I'm breaking with tradition and putting this week's column below. It came out of some posts and comments on BfA about a quotation used by right wingers (I won't even … Read more

You might want to rethink that cow analogy

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was a guest on Faux News and responded to the observation that "The feeling in some circles is that this health care train has left the station with the president at the wheel, and Republicans better jump on board," with this bizarre analogy: "Well I'm the … Read more

Rep. Jeff Flake to Seniors: Screw you Grandma and Grandpa!

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The White House has announced a plan to give seniors and disabled veterans $250 each as part of a mini-economic stimulus plan to compensate them for the fact that there will be no cost of living adjustment (COLA) this year to Social Security benefits because there has been no inflation this past … Read more

Grijalva and Arne Duncan at Ochoa Elementary Monday

David Safier

by David Safier On Monday, Oct. 19, 8-10am, Ed Sec Duncan and Rep Grijalva will be holding a "Listening and Learning" meeting at Ochoa Elementary. From Grijalva's Press Release: “I am pleased to welcome Secretary Duncan to Tucson to discuss the many important education issues facing the Southern Arizona community,” said Rep. Grijalva. “This is … Read more

Reps. Trent Franks an John Shadegg engage in McCarthyism, religious bigotry againt Muslim-Americans

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The right-wing has exhibited a disturbing trend towards a new era of McCarthyism in recent years. But their latest craziness is religious bigotry and fear mongering against Muslim American citizens. In the mind of right-wing conspiracy theory loving religious bigots, Muslim Americans are all spies for Islamo-fascism (a term fabricated by the … Read more

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