President Obama to channel Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Square Deal’ on Tuesday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Hill reports Obama looks to channel Teddy Roosevelt in Kansas: Advertisement President Obama will look to channel President Theodore Roosevelt on Tuesday as he continues to try to present himself as a champion of the middle class and Republicans as defenders of the rich and entrenched special interests. Obama will travel … Read more
A preview of coming attractions under Jan Brewer’s political ‘spoils system’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Boss Tweed Gov. Jan Brewer wil roll out her secret plan to do away with the civil service merit selection system in time for the legislative session in January. But we have already seen a preview of coming attractions under Jan Brewer's political Spoils system of it is enacted into law. The process has already begun … Read more
A new era begins in Tucson: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan Rothschild is Tucson's first new mayor in 12 years, replacing Mayor Bob Walkup. Rothschild was sworn in this morning along with the other council members elected in November, Shirley Scott, Regina Romero and Paul Cunningham. An Inauguration Celebration Luncheon was held at Noon. I couldn't make it to the luncheon, but … Read more
Has the ‘date which will live in infamy’ been forgotten?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." – President Franklin Delano Roosevelt This December 7th marks the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, "a date which will live in … Read more
Blogging Occupy Congress from D.C.
by David Safier Tomorrow (Monday) morning, I will be winging my way to D.C. to be a blogger/participant in the Occupy Congress events, which will go on through Friday. I'm going courtesy of SEIU, which is part of the coalition organizing the event. Dawn Teo from the northern part of the state will be there … Read more
White Hat Management, a for profit charter school org, is not one of the good guys
by David Safier Schools run on the profit motive and K-12 education do not mix well. We've seen that again and again. I've written a lot about for profit Imagine Schools which runs the largest string of charter schools in the nation and is notorious for its bad practices. I've written plenty about K12 Inc., … Read more
Scarping goes national
by David Safier I'd heard buzz about this, but now I know it's true, 'cause I read it in the Star's Political Notebook. Daniel Scarpinato is moving up, from the spokesman for the Republicans in the State House to the regional communications officer for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Daniel has been a friend of … Read more
