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." Advertisement The 2008 Democratic primary, the Obama-Clinton contest, has reshaped our political landscape. The way we look at who can … 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
You kids, get off my lawn!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was a kid growing up we had a guy who lived at the end of our street we all called "old man Wilson" (the names have been changed to protect the innocent, namely me). You know this guy. We all knew a version of old man Wilson growing up. Old … Read more
The Horne Mutiny
by David Safier Looks like Ed Supe Tom Horne has a little ELL mutiny on his hands, first in Sahuarita and now in Tucson and Sunnyside. Sahuarita started the mutiny by stating it wouldn’t follow the state mandated English Immersion program that would segregate ELL students for four hours a day of intensive English instruction. … Read more
