Moody’s: Just get rid of the debt ceiling and end all this foolishness
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ratings agency Moody's on Monday suggested the United States should eliminate its statutory limit on government debt to reduce uncertainty among bond holders. Moody's suggests U.S. eliminate debt ceiling: Advertisement The United States is one of the few countries where Congress sets a ceiling on government debt, which creates "periodic uncertainty" over … Read more
Rupertgate Update: Another arrest and resignation (and a death)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let's turn to the British press for an update of events over the weekend. The only newspaper you can trust is The Guardian. "Rebekah Brooks was released from police custody on Sunday night, a full 12 hours after her arrest by detectives investigating allegations of phone hacking and corrupting of police officers … Read more
Mea local-GOP-politics culpa
by David Safier I don't write much about local politics, and when I ventured into writing about the world of the Pima County GOP a few days ago, my inexperience and — let's face it — my ignorance showed. I heard from people of a number of political persuasions that my analysis of the back … Read more
The Star has good news about downtown (So why wrap it in gloom?)
by David Safier Wanna read some good news about Tucson's downtown? Read the story about Fletcher McCusker, CEO of Providence Service Corp., and how his belief in downtown and love of music have made him a central part of the surging revitalization in the area. Terrific story. Just skip the downer of a first paragraph, … Read more
The Arizona Republic turns a blind eye to questions about ALEC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There has been a substantial amount of reporting about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) this week that has apparently gone unnoticed or willfully ignored at the Arizona Republic. I am deeply disappointed in Alia Beard Rau and Mary Jo Pitzl for their Insider column on Sunday, in which they report: – Buddy, … Read more
Frank Antenori (Tucson), Frank Bruni (NY Times) and Lori Klein
by David Safier Frank Antenori loves him some gun-toting Lori Klein who is soon, I imagine, to become an NRA icon. Antenori couldn't stand to let her have her gun moment alone. He had to bask in a bit of reflected glory. “Not to drag in a Lori Klein analogy," [Antenori is quoted as saying … Read more
Will Brian Miller take his marbles and go home?
by David Safier As Az Blue Meanie already wrote, Brian Miller is out as Pima County GOP chair, on the losing side of a 181-43 vote. My back-of-the-built-in-calculator tally (no need to use the back of an envelope any more, is there?) is that Miller only got 19% of the vote, while he needed 33%-plus-one … Read more
