Sen. Kyl’s Paris Hilton Amendment
Posted by AzBliueMeanie: Advertisement Our own "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, has voted against the bank rescue bill, the federal stimulus bill, and the Obama budget resolution designed to rescue our economy from sliding into a depression (see David Safier's post on Robert Reich). Eh, just let it go! Has your 401(k) been decimated? Have you … Read more
Ah, Robert, you dreamer you!
by David SafierRobert Reich, writing on his TPM blog, says we're in a depression — not as bad as the Great Depression, but not a recession any more. So what should we do? Spend, spend spend. On the right things. We should stop worrying about Wall Street. Worry about American workers. Use money to build … Read more
Giffords courts her progressive wing
by David SafierLast night, after I posted about my phone conversation with Rep. Giffords, I got an email from a friend in Green Valley. "Dang, David," she wrote, "I thought I was the lucky one….but, no, GG paid attention to you too. . . . She reassured me that the big O had her vote … Read more
Giffords to vote Yes on budget
by David SafierI just got a call from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (I won't pretend this happens all the time. It's a first). She let me know that the House vote on the budget comes up in about an hour (that would be 4pm our time), and she's voting Yes. Giffords is very careful when it … Read more
Arne Duncan gets tough — next time
by David SafierNow that stimulus money for education is being doled out, Ed Sec Arne Duncan is giving states a preview of what it will take to get more money next year: data about performance. Things like: State test scores side by side with National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores. This could cause some … Read more
AzBlueMeanie says, cast your votes for Arizona’s best blog
by David SafierWe here at BLOG FOR ARIZONA are too classy to go around begging people to go to the comments section of The Fix, Chris Cilliza's blog, and vote for BLOG FOR ARIZONA as the best political site in Arizona, the state for which BLOG FOR ARIZONA is named. But as AzBlueMeanie mentioned, another … Read more
Can the state legislature raise taxes with a simple majority?
by David SafierEight people from Arizona's universities got together to look at various ways Arizona can deal with our budget crisis. The group calls itself the Fiscal Alternative Choices Team — FACT. Clever acronym. So the 65 page paper they just released is called The FACT Report. Who can argue with FACTs? By the way, … Read more
