The Nuke News cup runneth over (So does the Missouri River)
by David Safier Where to start in today's Nuke News? How about in the good old U.S. of A. Advertisement I remember writing in a recent post, Nebraska's nuclear reactors are protected from Missouri River flooding by earthen berms and rubber walls. What could go wrong? Here's what. The rubber wall can deflate, as it … Read more
Breaking: SCOTUS rules against Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections matching funds provisions
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion of the majority in a 5-4 decision striking down the matching funds provision of Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections law, reversing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissent in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom PAC v. Bennett and McComish v. Bennett. … Read more
Sen. Frank Antenori responds to DPS hacking incident by advocating for a Sharia-like punishment
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings By now, most folks have heard of the incident where the hacker group LulzSec accessed then released some confidential records from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Arizona's new House Speaker Andy Tobin (R-bleepin' Yankees fan) responded with predictable outrage, stating that the hackers should be "prosecuted to the … Read more
Adopting a Florida-like voucher system: be careful what you wish for
by David Safier I see Arizona's future as a school voucher state in a long, investigative article about Florida private "schools" — they definitely are private, but for many of them, "schools" belongs in quotes — participating in the state's voucher program. It is not a pretty picture. I can't begin to do justice to … Read more
Joe Arpaio and the usual suspects: Illegal immigrants are fire starters
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John "just build the dang fence" McCain got into trouble last week for suggesting the fires in southern Arizona were set by illegal immigrants before an investigation has been completed and without any evidence. He just feels it in his old bones. McCain and his GOP pals with him claimed a … Read more
Deficit Reduction Townhall on Thursday, June 30
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Event notice from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office: DEFICIT REDUCTION TOWN HALL Presentation and discussion with leading experts on national budget policy You make the cuts * You make the budget Join the Conversation! June 30, 2011 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center North Ballroom … Read more
Republicans running away from the Ryan budget plan – don’t let them off the hook
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Like the Ancient Mariner, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is now burdened with an albatross round his neck. His "Ryan Roadmap to America's Ruin," the foundation for the Tea-Publican budget, has proven deeply unpopular with the American people and Rep. Ryan himself, heretofore little known outside of his native Wisconsin, is now the most unpopular … Read more
