Curious Campaign Ad During Wildcats Game
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While watching the Arizona Wildcats have their dreams of Pasadena roses dashed once again by the Stanford Cardinal last night, a campaign ad for Jonathan Paton aired during the broadcast on KGUN 9. Advertisement Paton was defeated during the GOP primary back in August, and the window for campaign ads closed on … Read more
Huppenthal kinda makes nice
by David Safier John Huppenthal's opening move as Ed Supe elect is to strike a reconciliatory pose. He's making nice. Talking to Michelle Reese of the Easy Valley Trib, Huppenthal talked about how he wants to support teachers. "All our decisions have to center around supporting teachers in the classroom. Everything is about the disciplined, … Read more
10 consecutive months of private-sector job growth
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Sir John of Orange" Boehner aka by his WWF wrestling name "crybaby" likes to ask, "Where are the jobs?" Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly has the answer: Today's report on October's employment numbers… was far more encouraging. Employers added the most jobs in five months in October, with the education and health care … Read more
CD 8 Count Update
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Secretary of State's web site was last updated 11/5/2010 5:06:25 PM. Congresswoman Giffords has expanded her lead to approximately 3,800 votes. The Associated Press has not yet called the race. UPDATE: It's official. Congresswoman Giffords has declared victory and Jesse Kelly has conceded. Giffords declares victory after expanding her lead.
Nate Silver confirms our opinion – Rasmussen Reports suck!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Every election cycle has its winners and losers: not just the among the candidates, but also the pollsters. Numbers guru Nate Silver confirms our opinion that Rasmussen Reports suck! Rasmussen Polls Were Biased and Inaccurate; Quinnipiac, SurveyUSA Performed Strongly: On Tuesday, polls conducted by the firm Rasmussen Reports — which released more … Read more
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." — Attributed to Mark Twain Now this is the kind of thing that the "Jimmy Olsens" at the Arizona Daily Star should be reporting on but never do — because it is being done by their colleagues … Read more
Russell Pearce: We don’t need your stinking $7 billion in health care money!
by David Safier I'm not an economist, and I don't play one on this blog. But Russell Pearce is no economist either. Logic tells this non-economist that $7 billion flowing into Arizona means a whole lot of jobs, which also means a whole lot of money buying goods and services. People and businesses benefit. To … Read more
