A comment to the commenters
by David Safier Love you commenters, on both sides of the issues. Lots of ideas and facts and genuine emotion, with a minimum of ranting and raving ("sound and fury signifying nothing," as Macbeth put it). I sometimes restrain myself from joining the discussions, because I would rather read what you have to say. I … Read more
Presented without comment (because comment is unnecessary)
by David Safier In a Star article about killing the suspended equalization property tax, quoting Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert: "Education does not create jobs," he said. "Entrepreneurs and businesses create jobs." Biggs added that it wouldn't matter whether Arizona has the best-educated work force in the country if higher taxes drive companies out of business.
Attention Jan Brewer
by David Safier Sen. Charles Schumer wrote a letter that says to governors, either accept the entire fed stimulus money package or none of it. And he justifies his stance by saying picking and choosing items in the entire package is the equivalent of a line item veto, something even Obama doesn't have. To protect … Read more
Election Integrity Tucson: strange day at the courthouse
by David Safier I'm an agnostic hanger-on to the election integrity movement here in Tucson. I follow what's going on closely but don't attend meetings. When things happen that merit national attention, I'm often the one who puts the information on BradBlog, the most widely read national blog on election integrity. (I wrote a post there … Read more
Another good Star op ed
by David Safier I don't know who Alfredo Diaz is, but he sounds like he's worth knowing. The Star describes him as "an entrepreneur in Tucson." He wrote an op ed that's both a logical and an emotion indictment of the forces in our state willing to balance the budget on the backs of children … Read more
What wonderful thing has happened to Kathleen Parker?
by David Safier Ever since Kathleen Parker jumped conservative ship when she was forced to confront the choice of supporting or renouncing Sarah Palin (she renounced, forcefully), she's been a changed woman. Parker has been ostracized by the conservative establishment and struck out on her own, feeling her way down a new path. Her op … Read more
I didn’t say it
by David Safier “Even though it is against your principles or philosophy,” he said he believed that officeholders should be doing “what the people want you to do rather than getting stuck in your ideology.” Arnold Schwarzenneger, at the National Governors' Association Meeting Wait, there's more. Unfazed by the attacks from Republicans, Mr. Schwarzenegger said … Read more
