by David Safier Admittedly, these videos are not great shakes — as a matter of fact, they're kinda shaky — but they give an idea of the mix and the number of people at this march on Thursday. While 99 people walked in front, symbolizing the 99%, the rest followed close behind. Advertisement The first … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The L.A. Times published A closer look at Mitt Romney's job creation record at Bain Capital: Now a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney says his Bain experience shows he knows how to create jobs. He often cites Bain's investment in a little-known office supply store called Staples, which now employs … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember back when Republicans began their assault on the ineritance tax years ago? GOP wordsmith Frank Luntz renamed the inheritance tax the "death tax" and Republicans proclaimed that family farmers would lose their farms if the "death tax" was not reduced or repealed. Just one problem: when put to the test, Republicans … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The strategy of shameless shape-shifter Willard "Mittens" Romney was to stay above the fray of the "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" and act like the presumptive nominee of the GOP running a general election campaign against President Obama while dismissing his GOP clown car opponents. Yeah… you see, Tea-Publicans really hate such … Read more

by David Safier I heard talk of this Monday night but didn't know it actually happened until Thursday evening. A group of Take Back the Capitol people went around to GOP fundraisers, They managed to make it through the doors and make their case to the check-writing attendees and Congresspeople. The interlopers attended fundraisers for … Read more

by David Safier The Thursday march was led by 99 people who were selected to represent the 99%. The rest gathered in the park while the 99 went to Boehner's office. I don't have the story after that — I'll get it later — but meanwhile, here are some pics. The videos will take awhile … Read more

by David Safier NOTE: Donna Stebbins is scheduled to be interviewed on MSNBC live Friday morning, 8am Tucson time (10am here in D.C.). Donna Stebbins, from Phoenix, testified this morning to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee chaired by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) (speaking), with Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), ranking member, sitting next to him. Donna … Read more