Frank Rich on GOP Stalinist Purges
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: New York Times columnist Frank Rich has more on the GOP civil war in the NY-23 special election for Congress. There will be no "winner" in this race. The big loser, however, is the Republican Party. The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York: [P]reposterous as it sounds, the real action migrated to … Read more
“Education Inc.” — Imagine Schools under the microscope
by David Safier Today's Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana, began a 3 part series about the corporation, Imagine Schools, and the charters it runs in Indiana. Compared to these stories, the posts I've written have handled these folks with kid's gloves. The first day's articles are serious stuff. The Sunday paper actually has two … Read more
Republicans Scare Voters With Dirty Trick on Halloween
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Shaun McClusky saved his biggest lie for last, after the local media has gone into its "black out" of election coverage on the Friday preceding election day. We don't have such a stupid policy here. You have the right to know. This latest action is directed by the GOP "brain trust" of … Read more
Charter Reform: First step, realize you have a problem
by David SafierIn Philadelphia, six charters are being scrutinized by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is considering criminal action. Most of it has to do with misuse of funds. Houston Philadelphia, we have a problem. Aiming to end abuses recently uncovered in Philadelphia-area charter schools, a bipartisan legislative committee yesterday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of … Read more
Shaun McClusky pulls a Dunbar, campaign circles the drain
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Shaun McClusky is a political neophyte. Hell, he admits that he wasn't politically active and didn't even bother to vote in city elections before he was recruited by the GOP to run for city council. So I know the latest actions are being directed by the GOP "brain trust" of Bill Arnold, … Read more
Economic slide into the abyss halted, sustained recovery to take longer
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Christina Romer, Chairwoman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, writes On Today's GDP Numbers: Data released [Thursday] by the Commerce Department show that real GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of the year. This is in stark contrast to the decline of 6.4 percent … Read more
President Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the White House Blog "This Is About Whether We Value One Another": [On Wednesday] the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act became law, and the President hosted a reception to celebrate a victory decades in the making and steeped in blood and pain. Amongst those attending were the … Read more
Judge smacks down Cap’n Al’s unconstitutional abuse of power
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, our comic "hero" (sic) Cap'n Al Melvin (R-LD 26) sponsored legislation to expand the Pinal County Board of Supervisors from three members to five members, years before this will happen anyway in 2012 after the 2010 census, because "Republicans shouldn't have to wait that long to get a board" … Read more
