‘They loaded up the truck and they moved to…’ Scottsdale?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rumor has it that Morty the Moose is about to be freed of the Wasilla Hillbillies, and the Alaska Disasta is about to become Arizona's carnival sideshow. Do we really need another clown in the GOP insane clown posse? Sarah Palin buys a house in north Scottsdale?: Advertisement Has Sarah Palin bought … Read more
Mr. Sulu tells Tennessee: It’s OK to be Takei!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Seriously? Tenn. Senate OKs 'don't say gay' bill: A bill passed Friday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public-school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through 8 from discussing the fact that some people are gay. Opponents deride the measure as the "don't say gay" bill. They say it's unfair to the … Read more
Damn! You’re still here?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To paraphrase, it's always 6 P.M. somewhere in the world. And no, there's no sign of the Earth-rendering earthquakes of the Apocalypse. You don"t have to go to Heaven, but you can't stay here. By setting the date for the End Times, Oakland, California's own Harold Camping, the owner of Family Stations, Inc. … Read more
Media Villager fail: How the unemployed are ignored in the ‘Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Sargent at the Washington Post's Plum Line started this discussion a few days ago which has been joined by several other commentators. Sargent writes, "The other day, I argued that we are increasingly caught in what might be called a “Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop.” The relentless bipartisan focus on the deficit … Read more
Arizona Elections Director Amy Bjelland can’t read a statute: possible delay in Russell Pearce Recall
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: And this is the individual who oversees our elections in Arizona. Wow. The Arizona Republic reports Russell Pearce recall may be pushed to 2012 due to error: Arizona's elections director said she inadvertently gave an incorrect timetable to the organizers of a drive to recall controversial Senate President Russell Pearce, forcing a … Read more
My take on Republicans’ push to end merit system hiring
by David Safier A bit of shameless self promotion here. My latest column in the Explorer (I'm down to once a month, sadly) is about the AZ Republicans' push to bring the bad old days of the Spoils System back to town. Here's a sampler. The whole column gives a bit of valuable history — … Read more
The GOP’s war on the unemployed: Just call the special session already!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time is of the essence, governor. Your job is to lead, not to be kowtowed by Tea-Publicans in the Arizona legislature who have a visceral hatred for the unemployed. Just call the special session already! You gotta love the way that Howard Fischer couches Governor Brewer's support for a special session for … Read more
