Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember this from a few weeks ago? Rush Limbaugh vows to leave the country if health care reform passes: From Think Progress » Limbaugh vows to flee the country if health care passes: Yesterday, Limbaugh put his money where his mouth is, saying that if health care passes and all his fears … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With the stroke of President Obama's pen, his health care overhaul — the most sweeping social legislation enacted in decades — became law on Tuesday. President Obama affixed his signature to the measure, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, surrounded … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Aside from the fact that this idea would require a major rewriting of the Arizona Constitution – an open invitation to mischief – that must be approved by the voters, I am personally opposed to the idea of a unicameral legislature. Nebraska has hardly been a shining example of "nonpartisan" cooperation for … Read more

Posted by azBlueMeanie: Beau Hodai at In These Times writes about what the mainstream corporate news media fails to report. Secrets of the Tea Party — In These Times:  As the Tea Party movement has gained momentum during the last 12 months, it seems few Tea Partiers have caught on to the troubling past of … Read more

Posted by azBlueMeanie: New York Times opinion writer Bob Herbert nails it in his opinion today An Absence of Class in the G.O.P.: Some of the images from the run-up to Sunday’s landmark health care vote in the House of Representatives should be seared into the nation’s consciousness. We are so far, in so many … Read more

by David Safier I found two mentions of the vandalism at Giffords' office in this morning's Star. Emphasis on "found." Rhonda Bodfield's article, Brewer to consider joining health-bill suit, talks about the vandalism in the last 5th of the article. More specifically, the mention begins in the 17th paragraph under the subhead, "The reaction." Might … Read more