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… Advertisement 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) … 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
The über-rich are the biggest mortgage defaulters
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is one set of rules for the über-rich, and one set of rules for the rest of us. Congress is trying to add no-default provisions to FHA mortgages to prohibit "strategic defaults" by mortgage holders who are under water on their mortgage, i.e., the mortgage is more than the current market … Read more
Jon Kyl: Deficits for jobless benefits, Bad; Deficits for rich tax cuts, Good.
by David Safier Let's see if I've got this straight, because I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the concept. According to Kyl, deficits are the worst thing that can happen to a country. However, they only become the worst thing that can happen to a country if a Democrat is president. If you increase … Read more
The über-rich rebound
Posted by AzblueMeanie: As if he were reading my mind, Jon Perr has a new post which refutes the utter nonsense of Sen. Jon Kyl. Record U.S. Income Gap Widening Again: In June, an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities confirmed that gap between rich and poor in the United States reached levels … Read more
Deficit fraud Sen. Jon Kyl
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The wife and heir of New York real estate tycoon Harry Helmsley, Leona Helmsley aka "the queen of mean," made national news in 1989 when she famously said "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." Arizona's Sen. Jon Kyl is making similar statements with respect to the über-rich elite … Read more
McCain to oppose Elena Kagan based on right-wing myth and falsehood
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain recently announced that he would oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Was there ever any doubt? McCain's knee-jerk response is to oppose anything that President Obama proposes. This bitter old man can't get over the ass-whupping Obama handed him in 2008. McCain purports to … Read more
