SB1070 Update: News clips
by David Safier A few bits and pieces: Advertisement In a Washington Post op ed, Professors Gabriel Chin (UA) and Kevin R. Johnson (U.C. Davis) write that racial profiling is absolutely legal under SB1070, due to long standing decisions by the U.S. and Arizona Supreme Courts. They suggest attacking the problem at the source: "The … Read more
Al Melvin, Dittohead
by David Safier Al Melvin tweets: Rush Limbaugh has said that when the GOP moves to the right it gets stronger & when it moves left it weakens itself. He's totally correct.
Talking Baseball
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The news this morning is that long-time New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died of a heart attack. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at age of 80: In 37-plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to seven World Series championships, 11 American League … Read more
The future of education in Arizona?
by David Safier I can't paint a better picture than this of how important the November Ed Supe election is: A Huppenthal win could make us look back fondly on the "Golden Age of Arizona education" when Tom Horne was Supe. The mind reels.
Headshaker Headline
Posted by AzblueMeanie: Likely voters in the upcoming Republican primary overwhelmingly think the state is headed in the right direction according to a new ArizonaGuardian.com poll… Let me get this straight: Arizona's economy has effectively been in a depression since the real estate bubble burst in 2007. Unemployment is in double digits (long-term unemployed) in … Read more
Arizona’s twin embarrassments endorse the Accidental Governor
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This should make it easy for voters — if these guys endorse a candidate, vote for the other guy. Arizona's twin embarrassments, Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain have endorsed the Accidental Governor in the GOP primary. Arizona Capitol Times » McCain, Kyl endorse Brewer: McCain is quoted in the statement as … Read more
