Three thumbs up for Star, Citizen Editorials
by David Safier In the past few days, the Star has written two strong, important editorials, one criticizing Horne’s wrongheaded ELL policies and another condemning immigrant bashing. Meanwhile, the Citizen went after Jan Brewer for the latest salvo in her unending crusade against election integrity. Advertisement This kind of advocacy by our local papers deserves … Read more
Whatever happened to the first Mrs. McCain?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Several readers have sent me a copy of an article which appeared in the British newspaper The Daily Mail this past Sunday. It answers the question, "whatever happened to the first Mrs. McCain?" It is the first interview given by Carol McCain in almost 30 years. To read the full story: The … Read more
Mule Train Mail: Dr. Downing and Sheila Tobias on How Obama and Clinton Renewed Nation’s Spirit
By Ted Downing and Sheila Tobias as published in the Arizona Republic, Jun. 10, 2008 Today, all Americans can say to their sons and daughters, "Some day, you can be president of the United States." The 2008 Democratic primary, the Obama-Clinton contest, has reshaped our political landscape. The way we look at who can aspire … Read more
Arizona’s Newest Minority Group?
by David Safier We may be seeing the emergence of a new minority group in Arizona. At the risk of being called a bigot, let me say I hope to see this group’s numbers decrease in this state and across the nation. The group I’m talking about is homophobes. The event that triggered my hope … Read more
If U.S. Schools are so Bad . . .
by David Safier The Sunday NY Times has a lengthy article, For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye to Dad. Korean mothers are taking their young children to the U.S. and other English speaking countries to study while their husbands remain behind in Korea. The main reason they give is that they want their children to … Read more
Hill-raising women will not vote for McCain
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain is making a cynical attempt to appeal to women voters who supported Hillary Clinton by appealing to their disappointment that Hillary will not be the Democratic Party nominee. Cynical appeals to fear and suspicion have been part of the GOP playbook forever, and McCain will be no different, despite … Read more
The Cost of a Stealth Bomber
by David Safier (TASL) A short item in Friday’s Star: “The Air Force on Thursday said the first crash of a B-2 stealth bomber was caused by moisture in sensors and estimated the loss of the aircraft at $1.4 billion.” Sure, airplanes crash. Sure, we need our high tech bombers. But this little item took … Read more
