Early bill filings for the 2012 session of the legislature
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Advertisement It's early, but a number of bills have been pre-filed for the 2012 session of the Arizona legislature. A large number are "technical correction" bills, or bills that exist mostly to serve as shells for strike-everything amendments late in the legislative session. Some are head scratchers, … Read more
Hold Clarence Thomas Accountable for Ethic Violations
Post by Michael Bryan For over two decades Clarence Thomas has been failing to disclose his wife's income from sources which could reasonably be viewed as presenting a conflict of interest on many cases on which he presided. People for the American Way are supporting the efforts of some members of Congress to hold him … Read more
Hey, media villagers! You can stop using ‘progressive’ as a pejorative now
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The media villagers love their political labels, even though the labels they use are outdated by a couple of decades or more. Political scientists they are not. They are lazy and frequently repeat what they hear from the conservative noise machine in the mainstream media echo chamber. "Libruls" and "progressives" are spoken … Read more
The comedy stylings of Joe Arpaio and Rick Perry
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Days before the Insight Bowl in Tempe on December 30, in which the Iowa Hawkeyes play the Oklahoma Sooners, Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio was in Iowa introducing Governor Goodhair Rick Perry of Texas and insulting Iowa Hawkeyes fans by confusing them with Ohio State Buckeyes. Oh, there will be signs in the stands … Read more
Sen. Ron Gould to bring back ‘guns on campus’ bill
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let's begin by noting that the rank-and-file members of the National Rifle Association who practice responsible gun ownership and safety do not share the often radical views of the NRA leadership. There is some serious cognitive dissonance between what responsible gun owners believe and what the NRA leadership believes. An opinion in … Read more
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is Republic’s Arizonan of theYear
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic has named Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords their Arizonan of the Year. Gabrielle Giffords is Republic's Arizonan of the Year: It began almost a year ago. Horror struck instantly. Courage endured through a painstaking recovery that was powered by love and astonishing doses of determination. What happened to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle … Read more
File this under “hopeful”
by David Safier A little end-of-the-year cheer. Fox News lost 9% of its audience in 2011. That includes losing 14% of its coveted 25-54 demo. The Daily Show gained 7% in 2011, including all the 18-49 age groups. The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his program is more … Read more
