The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Ain't no hiring. And ain't likely to be any for a good long time." Advertisement Harold Meyerson at the Washington Post explains a troubling development in the corporate world. The job machine grinds to a halt: The problem isn't merely the greatest downturn since the Great Depression. It's also that big business … Read more
Personal endorsement: Penny Kotterman for Education Superintendent
by David Safier I'm breaking a BfA tradition by making an endorsement in the primary. But since I blog about education so often, I feel like I've earned the right to chime in on the Democratic race for Superintendent of Public Instruction. First let me say, both Penny Kotterman and Jason Williams are miles above … Read more
Trouble in the business/conservative coalition?
by David Safier Now this is interesting and, I hope, points to a trend where business leaders begin to realize that crazy-eyed right wing ideologues aren't a profit maker's best friend. The Mesa Chamber of Commerce left Russell Pearce off its endorsement list. "There were some things that Russell said that the committee felt would … Read more
SB1070 Update: Runner up for best line to date
by David Safier I just gave Robert Robb the award (below) for the best line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070. But I have to give E.J. Montini a close runner up in that category. And if I changed the category to "Most insightful line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070," E.J. would be the winner, hands down. The … Read more
Senate Republicans obstruct small business job creation
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republican politicians always say they support "small business." Only the GOP definition of "small business" is actually corporations, preferably global corporations, not the "mom and pop" small businesses that are not incorporated and are taxed at individual rates. It is small businesses that are the engine of job creation. Small businesses are … Read more
SB1070 Update: Best line to date
by David Safier The award for the best line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070, goes to . . . Conservative columnist Robert Robb. Robb thinks SB1070 is a badly written law and Bolton's injunctions are reasonable, not a case of "judicial activism." Here's his doesn't-get-much-better-than-this line: The fact that SB 1070's prime architect, state Sen. Russell … Read more
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton has received death threats
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Howard Fischer reports Judge in immigration case receiving threats: The federal judge who halted parts of Arizona's immigration law is getting "thousands" of e-mails and phone calls, many in opposition to her ruling – and a few threatening her life. * * * David Gonzales, the U.S. Marshal for Arizona… said most … Read more
