Arizona’s Own Death Panels
by Michael Bryan You would think that the idea of condemning people to death by withholding medical treatment would be pretty abhorrent to just about everyone. That is certainly what conservatives are banking on with their invocation of mythical 'death panels' that was supposedly a feature of the health reform legislation before Congress. Advertisement You … Read more
No President [except Bush 1] has ever talked to school children like this!
by David SafierI'd say if Obama was the first President to address school children in their classrooms, more power to him. Great idea! Why didn't anyone ever do this before? However . . .
Mobs and mob psychology
by David SafierAt Giffords' Tuesday town hall Tuesday night, one of the questioners said he was angry that people like him were being referred to as a mob. His words were greeting by loud cheers from the mob. Maybe he was confused. "The Mob," meaning an organized crime group, is a carefully structured organization of … Read more
The right wing scream machine
by David SafierIf it wasn't clear before, there's no doubt now that the right wing scream machine has turned its volume up to a continual roar. I felt it on a visceral level as I sat through Giffords' town hall on Tuesday, and I hear it on every media outlet, about every possible issue having … Read more
Tuition tax credit/STO updates
by David SafierThe problems with tuition tax credits and the Student Tuition Organizations that administer them is a subject not likely to go away soon. The blogger, Matthew Yglesias, discussed the East Valley Trib's investigative series, Rigged Privilege, on his blog yesterday. Yglesias is a blogger's blogger, someone who covers a wide range of national … Read more
Grijalva on the public option
by David SafierLast night I cited some statements from Giffords' Tucson town hall that made me hopeful about her movement toward supporting a strong public option. If you've been reading national blogs today, you've seen there are some noises that Obama is about to give up the public option. All rumors, mind you. Maybe trial … Read more
The Farley Report 9-1-09
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Steve Farley (D-Tucson) is back after a hiatus with the Farley Report: It's been a month since I last wrote you. On the budget front–despite a whole lot of talk and drama–nothing has happened. It really is like living in that great movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray keeps waking up … Read more
