Tucson Ballot Proposition Endorsements
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With the self-inflicted death of the newspaper industry, Tucson is left with only one daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, and one weekly newspaper, the Tucson Weekly. Both newspapers have weighed in with their endorsements of Tucson ballot propositions. Advertisement The Arizona Daily Star first provides an explanation of Prop. 400 lets … Read more
The next conservative public ed agenda?
by David Safier I read an article and a column recently that may point to what we'll be hearing from conservatives next session when it comes to education: decentralization. Kill the state Department of Ed, and pretty much kill district administrations. First, kill the DOE: Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott says she will introduce a bill … Read more
Keep jumpin’ that shark
by David Safier How can you ridicule the totally ridiculous? Protest Planned Against NJ School's Obama Song Conservative groups plan to rally Monday near a New Jersey school where students performed a song celebrating President Barack Obama. The planned rally has school district officials planning to beef up security at the B. Bernice Young School … Read more
Democrats prepared to enforce party discipline and unity in the Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On September 30, 2009 I posted this piece of advice for Democrats Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat: the public option is alive and well: Let's be clear. The 60 votes senators incessantly talk about is not required to pass a bill. It is a vote for cloture to close debate … Read more
Did Steve Kozachik want a job before he wanted on the council?
by David Safier Back in April, the Star ran a short "Why I'm running" piece on Nina Trasoff and Steve Kozachik, introducing their runs for the city council seat. Here's Kozachik's statement. Why running?: Because it matters. I reached out to Councilwoman Nina Trasoff's office in the middle of last year because I saw they … Read more
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL): a fearless unapologetic Democrat
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is a freshman congressman representing Florida's eighth congressional district. He caused a sensation in late September with this speech about "the Republican Health Plan: (1) Don't get sick; (2) and if you do get sick… (3) DIE QUICKLY." Republicans howled that Grayson called them out for their obstruction … Read more
G.I. earns one gold earring
by David Safier This is a damning-with-faint-praise segment of my regular Fool's Gold series looking at the inaccuracies the Goldwater Institute trades in. This time, the information isn't incorrect. It's just half of the story. So one gold earring out of two seems appropriate. Worn pirate-like. Also appropriate. Last week Matthew Ladner wrote one of … Read more
