Supreme Court to the Red Queen: No constitutional basis for removal of Colleen Mathis
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am going to take a moment to say "I told you so!" The Red Queen makes her move: Advertisement Judge Ryan is making the same legal points I have made here: the determination of a violation of the Open Meeting law is exclusively within the jurisdiction of the judiciary, the governor … Read more
Will the GOP’s ‘new math’ lead to a brokered convention?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Something new I learned while researching the GOP primary rules: the GOP has adopted "new math" for the 2012 primary election which could result in a brokered GOP convention for the first time in decades. Howard Megdal writing at Salon explains, The GOP needs a brokered convention: [A]ll of the polls and pronouncements … Read more
Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney would have turned away his own immigrant father
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: First, a bit of history… Willard "Mittens" Romney is the son of George Wilcken Romney, an immigrant from Mexico. You read that right. George W. Romney's grandparents were polygamous Mormons who fled the United States with their children because of the federal government's opposition to polygamy. His maternal grandfather was Helaman Pratt … Read more
Tell Newt he’s nuts
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: AFSCME responds to Newt Gingrich's contention that child labor laws are "truly stupid" and that school janitors should be fired and poor kids hired to clean up after their own classmates with this ad. Newt Gingrich has come out in favor of child labor before. In 1994 he suggested that children on welfare … Read more
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by David Safier Arizona's new education empowerment accounts — vouchers by another name, with a new twist to make them even more insidious — will be tested in court Monday. The lawsuit comes from the Arizona School Boards Association. The law is the Goldwater Institute's baby. I don't know what the arguments against the vouchers … Read more
Geezus! Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney even lies about his own name!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Geezus! Willard "Mittens" Romney lies so much he even lies about his own name! Did you catch this during last night's episode of "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary"? Responding to Wolf Blitzer’s self-introduction — in which Wolf said “and yes, that is my real name” — Romney began: “I’m Mitt Romney — … Read more
Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, a ‘Grover groupie’ killed the ‘super committee’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let's give credit where credit is due. Dana Milbank reports that our Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, a "Grover groupie" killed the "super committee." Jon Kyl’s search-and-destroy mission – The Washington Post: Jon Kyl is different from you and me. In the days following Hurricane Katrina, the nation was reeling over the death … Read more
