Free Political Intelligence
Some of you may have noticed on the sidebar here a feature I call the AZ Donkey Feed. It is the best of the Arizona and national blogs relating to Arizona politics, hand selected daily by yours truly, Michael Bryan, the blogitor and chief commentator here at BlogForArizona.com. Best of all, it’s absolutely free! You … Read more
Is Texting Ruining Our Children’s Writing?
by David Safier Some people are worried that our children who are texting, Facebooking, emailing and IM-ing will never learn how to write in complete sentences using capital letters and punctuation. Worse, they’ll only be able to write in the abbreviated, telegraphic style of these dashed-off, emoticon-laden messages and lose the ability to write long, … Read more
John McCain just makes sh*t up
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: John McCain is either the biggest panderer on the planet, or he just makes sh*t up to tell a good story; or maybe its a bit of both. In either case, you can’t believe a word this guy says. His only defense is to plead he made a mistake, but this only … Read more
Torture, War Crimes, Impeachment, and MSNBC… Yes!
This is what I’ve been on about for the past couple years… Nice to hear some simple common sense coming from our media for once. Rachel Maddow is doing a bang-up job standing in for Keith! This discussion was in the context of discussing Jane Mayer’s new book "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of … Read more
Arizona Ed Bits and Pieces
by David Safier (TASL) I’m reviving my TASL logo for today’s educational shorts, because they’re about education, the economy and tax dollars. When CNBC ran a piece on the Top States for Business, Arizona came in #12, which isn’t bad,though last year we were at #10, so we slipped a bit. The state scored best … Read more
A Starr for Horne
by David Safier It’s now official. Kenneth Starr will represent Arizona in front of the Supreme Court. “Ken Starr, a key figure in the Clinton impeachment, will try to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that both a trial judge and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in finding provisions of a 2006 law … Read more
Quick take on the Board of Supervisors Democratic candidate forum
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A quick take on the Pima County Board of Supervisors Democratic candidate forum at the Democratic Nucleus Club last night: Sharon Bronson paraphrased Dick the Butcher’s line in Shakespeare’s Henry VI, "The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers," in blaming lawyers for the Board of Supervisors’ decision to resist … Read more
