The new GOP attack on Obama’s Americaness: ‘European’ (read Socialist)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To his credit, Willard "Mittens" Romney was not among the cursed creatures of the Obama Birther Conspiracy theorists who still insist that Barack Obama was born in Kenya (and is a secret Muslim and Marxist too!) Advertisement No, Willard "Mittens" Romney is patrician old school. He attacks Obama's Americaness by suggesting that … Read more
Horne not interested in investigating Arizona’s for-profit college scam
by David Safier Tom Horne is doing whatever he can to prevent the voter approved medical marijuana initiative from happening. But he refuses to join with other states to investigate for-profit colleges, which lie to students and saddle them with huge loans while making their millions from the government. I've posted about this scam before. … Read more
The GOP’s ‘Ayn Rand Budget’ vs. Jesus
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been writing about the GOP's alleged boy genius, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and his GOP Roadmap to America's Ruin for more than a year now. The GOP budget Ryan drafted was approved by all but four Republicans in the House and all but five Republicans in the Senate. Recently the … Read more
Putting O’Dell’s “city sick/vacation leave scandal” exposé into perspective
by David Safier Rob O'Dell has another of his "If it bleeds [money], it leads," "I hate city government" front page exposés in the Star today. The story: City employees get tens of thousands of dollars when they retire if they don't use all their sick and vacation days. It's a typical O'Dell hit piece. … Read more
More on Pearce’s appointment of a convicted felon to Child Support Committee
by David Safier I posted a few days ago about Pearce appointing Terry Decker, who was convicted of punching a teacher who tried to stop him from taking his children out of school (he was the non-custodial parent, and it wasn't his visitation day) to serve on the Child Support Committee. In Pearce's defense, he … Read more
You gotta love it
by David Safier Brett Mecum was fired from his job as head of the AZ Republican Party. No, not really. He actually resigned. But the party agreed to "fire" him so he could collect unemployment. Perfectly legal. But doesn't that, um, take away his incentive to go out and look for a job? How sad. … Read more
The First Tequila Party Rally Tonight in Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (A quick note to The Tequila Party: send a press release if you want anyone to know about your event). The Tequila Party (TTP) is holding its first national Tequila Party Rally in downtown Tucson this Saturday, June 4, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. at La Cocina Restaurant (Courtyard), 201 N. Court Avenue, Tucson … Read more
