More on the closing of St. Louis’ Imagine charter schools
by David Safier Arizona has 18 charter schools run by Imagine Schools, the nation's largest charter school chain. Two Imagine Schools in St. Louis were shut down because they were doing such a lousy job. The other four in the city are on probation. Advertisement Do Arizona's Imagine Schools suffer the same deficiencies? I don't … Read more
Newt Gingrich gets a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Present
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Newt Gingrich, who has proposed taking poor children from their parents and sending them to orphanages where, no doubt, he would put them to work scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms for their keep, gets a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Present. In this version, George C. Scott plays Ebeneezer Scrooge in … Read more
And Arapio’s Supporters Go There Publicly
By Michael Bryan In my post summarizing the DOJ's 14141 action against MSCO, I suggested that one of the political ploys that Arpaio and his supporters might try is to attack the messenger: Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez, Esq. The simple fact is that Perez is Latino, and that in … Read more
Joe Scarborough IS the new/old Bob Dylan? Really?
by David Safier You be the judge. Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album cover: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzenzinski in a print ad for Morning Joe on MSNBC: The similarity is even more glaring with a crop of the album cover. Joe, unlike Bob, you Blow, in a Wind-y kind … Read more
My Grownup Christmas List
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of my favorite modern era Christmas songs, "My Grownup Christmas List," by Amy Grant.
The lunatics are running the asylum
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow has done several segments over the past year making a convincing case that the TanMan, Weeper of the House John Boehner, is not very good at his job. I have posted that the TanMan is the weakest Speaker of the House in the modern era. Boehner just keeps making the case that … Read more
Sweetwater Wetlands on a cold, damp day
by David Safier I had to take my car in for a DEQ test. I went to the facility just west of I-10 off Prince and decided to take a stroll afterwards through the Sweetwater Wetlands, which is just down the road. A bit damp and chilly, but lovely. Thousands of ducks. Who knows how … Read more
