Neoconfederate Tea-Publicans to propose a ‘Nullification’ Amendment
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A group of Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing an amendment to the Constitution that would allow a vote by two-thirds of the states' legislatures to override any federal law they did not agree with, i.e., Sen. John C. Calhoun's Doctrine of Nullification, rejected and discredited since the end of … Read more
John McCain Denounces Torture: ‘The Very Idea Of America Is At Stake’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain previously was an advocate against inhumane treatment of prisoners. McCain successfully included an anti-torture amendment to the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (commonly referred to as the Amendment on (1) the Army Field Manual and (2) Cruel, Inhumane, Degrading Treatment, amendment #1977 and also known as the McCain Amendment … Read more
The deficit in one graph
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It has been awhile since I posted this graph, so it is time for a refresher course. Via Ezra Klein. The five main causes of the budget deficit are the economic downturn (tax revenues go down), the Bush tax cuts (which quickly become the largest part of the deficit), the wars in … Read more
Something else for FAUX Nation to freak out over
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The way-too-white correspondents at FAUX News Fraudcasting and their lily white viewers have something else they can freak out over: the "browning" of America. The days of white privilege are ticking down like their Countdown-to-the-Rapture clocks. It won't happen by May 21st, Evangelist Group Predicts End of World is May 21, 2011, … Read more
FAUX News returns to race-baiting President Obama
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Osama bin Laden is STILL dead. And President Obama's Approval Rating Hits 60 Percent, Highest in Two Years – FoxNews.com. So the way-too-white correspondents at FAUX News Fraudcasting returned to their tried and true coordinated race-baiting attacks on President Obama and the First Lady — this time for having invited rapper Common … Read more
Pearce threatens to lock up workers if they protest
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In keeping with his favorite way of dealing with those who disagree with him. Another reason to turn out to help out the recall effort in LD18…not that we needed yet another. From Stephen Lemons of the Phoenix New Times – The latest addition to the Pearce foot-in-mouth … Read more
Some dots that need connecting
by David Safier This all sounds very interesting to me, but I'm not sure what it means. So, dear reader, here are some dots which could use some connecting. Bonds issued to American Charter Schools Foundation (ACSF) had a rating outlook of "Negative," but that has been revised to Stable. The bonds currently have a … Read more
