Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just in time for tonight's "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate. Ezra Klein has Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan in one table – The Washington Post: Advertisement The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has taken a close look at Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan and released what Cain hasn’t: a rigorous breakdown of who gets … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan Capehart writes at the Washington Post about the Willard "Mittens" Romney photo from his Bain Capital days that has been making the media rounds for the past week. 1 percent poster child: Romney photo Bain of his existence: From the “It was a good idea at the time” file comes this photo from … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The classic non-apology apology is to say "I apologize if anyone was offended by what I said." Not that "I apologize for what I said," but rather that "anyone was offended by what I said." Herman Cain was in Phoenix on Monday to seek the support of crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio, so naturally he was … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: An internal Democratic poll by Global Stategy Group conducted October 10-12, 2011 has the Democratic Tucson City Council candidates up big over their challengers. Press release from the Pima County Democratic Party: Poll Shows Democrats With Strong Leads Democratic City Council candidates Paul Cunningham, Shirley Scott and Regina Romero hold commanding leads … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about Jonathan's big day back in January, 2010: The wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, Sen. Jonathan Paton, had a big day on Tuesday. First up was Paton's effort to punish the City of Tucson for being a "liberal bastion" by dictating to its residents how they are to conduct … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Occupy Wall Street movement reached a defining moment on Saturday night in New York City when U.S. Marine Sergeant Shamar Thomas, who served with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion USMC in Iraq for 14 months, shamed NYPD officers for physical violence against unarmed peaceful protestors. Occupy Wall Street: Sergeant Shamar Thomas … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Occupy Tucson protesters are being targeted for citations by TPD despite what has been a peaceful protest to exercise their First Amendment rights of assembly and speech to petition the government for redress of grieavances. There is nothing more American than that. Protestors are asking the Tucson City Council to intervene at its reguarly … Read more