What?
by David Safier It sounds like we're going to get some news soon about a budget deal between the Rs in the legislature and the Guv. One of their plans is simply stunning. The Legislature is expected to take action today on a fast-track bill to strip another $300 million from school districts — potentially … Read more
Jam, not Slam
by David Safier The Arizona Guardian called it a Poetry Slam, and I followed their lead. But it looks like the event at the White House was a Poetry Jam. Having James Earl Jones performing a scene from Othello isn't normal Slam fare. No open mic (a commenter tells me "mic" is short for "microphone," … Read more
Olbermann Schools O’Rielly For His Nazi Appeasement Revisionist History
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Keith Olberman destroys the spurious claims of Bill O'Rielly that the Bush torture program was no different than what British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did during World War II. Not only is this historically inaccurate, it is legally irrelevant. The Convention Against Torture and U.S. laws against torture were enacted decades later, … Read more
Could it be… SATAN!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Normally I could care less about celebrity scandals, especially faux celebrities overstaying their 15 minutes of fame. But Miss California, Carrie Prejean, is a gift that just keeps on giving. There was Miss California being questioned by judge Perez Hilton about gay marriage at the Miss America Pageant. Here is the transcript … Read more
The Elephant Graveyard
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was in high school, in what seems like a lifetime ago, there was a poster which was very popular at that time: two turkey buzzards sitting in a dead tree looking out over a barren desert; one turkey buzzard says to the other one, "patience my ass! I'm going to … Read more
Are all AZ education cuts created equal?
by David SafierIn the course of writing for this blog, I've struck up an email conversation with David Reed, a guy who knows more about education budget numbers, and far more about virtual schools (online education), than I do. He's a recent PhD in education, so his research is fresh and current. He sent me … Read more
“The Republicans Aren’t a Party, They’re a Cult”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen writes the Political Animal blog at The Washington Monthly. He has an interesting post about a speech recently given by CNN political analyst Bill Schneider at UCLA. CNN's Bill Schneider is hardly a liberal voice in media. He's a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank, and … Read more
