The Atheist Tapes – Steven Weinberg
Excellent discussion of the friction between religion and science. Some of my favorite moments: Advertisement "I think science is corrosive of religious belief, and it’s a good thing too." "I don’t like God. In the sense that I don’t like Iago, or some other fictional characters." Advertisement
Copper Kleptos
A recent AZ State Dems newletter suggests (carefully) that GOP vandals are behind a recent incident of vandalism at the Pima County Dems HQ: Democrats Targeted for Vandalism If all of this wasn’t enough, we learned Friday that the Democratic Party Headquarters in Tucson was vandalized and the phone lines to the call center were … Read more
Mark Manoil on Mike Newcomb Show
Listen: Mark Manoil for AZ Corporation Commission interviewed by Dr. Mike Newcomb of Air America.
McCain supports Graf
Via AZ Daily Star: McCain supports Graf for House seat WTF? Wow, has McCain no standards left whatsoever? The Straight Talk Express has just taken a detour into the racist KKK militia mosh-pit. I don’t think this helps Graf as much as it does McCain. Moderates know that McCain is playing in the shallow end … Read more
Panic Mode
Via CQPolitics.com: NRCC Spends Nearly $8 Million in One Day on Tight Races. In Arizona’s 5th District Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth gets $240K with which to bash the hell out of Democratic state Sen. Harry Mitchell. That little piggie went to market. In Arizona’s 8th District Republican bete noir Randy Graf got $0 to beat … Read more
Losing the Freedom to Form Unions
Via Stateside Dispatch: "The National Labor Relations Board ruled this week that a range of professionals, estimated at 8 million workers, are now deemed "supervisors" and thus lose all protections under labor law. What this means is that an estimated 8 million workers who say a positive thing about unions can be fired at will … Read more
Ninth Cicuit Enjoins Use of Prop 200 in 2006 General Election
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an inlocutory injuntion on the use of ID standards mandated by 2004’s Prop 200 in the 2006 general election and for voter registration until close of registration on Oct. 7th. The stay is temporary until the substantive question of the appeal, whether Prop 200 violates federal election laws, … Read more
