Pat Fleming answers Peggy Judd
by David Safier When I read that Peggy Judd (R, LD-25) said, “We are spending more money (on public education) in Arizona than we need to,” I wrote, Advertisement LD-25 Democrats, fire up your laptops and start your engines. Silly me, thinking I had to remind Pat Fleming, who lost her LD-25 seat in last … Read more
The President’s Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Speaking in El Paso, Texas today, President Barack Obama made the case for comprehensive immigration reform. UPDATED. Text of full Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in El Paso, Texas | The White House. From the White House blog, The President’s Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System | … Read more
It’s official: schools can’t require immigrant status information
by David Safier The U.S. Departments of Education and of Justice have made it official. School districts may not use enrollment practices "that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status." In other words, school … Read more
But I thought we were Number 1
by David Safier I'm still trying to clean up stories I missed because of my trip and the cold I brought back with me (I'm blaming the airplane air recirculation system, not Barcelona). Here's a story from last week. Arizona got a perfect zero from the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence on its gun … Read more
Jan Brewer has scorpions for breakfast?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona political media is all atwitter today that Governor Jan Brewer is allegedly "writing" her memoirs. Well, not quite. As with all vanity press for conservative politicians, there is a ghost writer involved. And it has an heroic fictional title: "Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical … Read more
The Four Horsemen of Anti-immigrant Demagoguery to Appeal SB 1070
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well, three of the four horsemen, anyway. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is still busy making excuses for how me misspent nearly $100 million. Joe Arpaio's staff misspent $99.5 million, budget officials say; Kunasek won't set a public hearing for Arpaio on misspending. On Monday, Arizona officials announced they will ask the U.S. … Read more
Don’t worry, Atomic Al, you’ll always have Paris
by David Safier Another blow to Atomic Al Melvin and his nuclear friends who love to cite France and Japan as examples of countries relying on "safe, clean" nuclear energy. Not only did "safe" and "clean" take some serious hits in the recent tsunami. Now Japan says it won't build any more nuke reactors and … Read more
