GOP Medical Malpractice Myths
Posted by azBlueMeanie: Jon Perr at crooksandliars.com has an exceptional post that I will reproduce here. Republican Malpractice Myths Arizona's Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, figures prominently in purveying these myths lies. In recent days, Republican leaders have scored a series of political victories in their eternal quest for tort reform. Last week, the Congressional Budget … Read more
And speaking of best buds (which I was below) . . .
by David Safier Here's a photo of Vic Williams (R-LD26) hanging around with a few of his closest friends: Russell Pearce, J.D. Hayworth and Sheriff Joe Arpaio (Present but out of the shot: Andrew Thomas). That's Vic looking stern and resolute behind the big three. The issue is immigration. With those folks sharing the … Read more
See the Supremes in Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: No, not Motown legends Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. U.S. Supreme Court Justices. What:The University of Arizona Rehnquist Center is hosting an event, "Principles of Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation: A Discussion between Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Stephen Breyer." When: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. … Read more
Best buds
by David Safier Wednesday night, Cheney received a "Keeper of the Flame" award from the Center for Security Policy. Guess who handed him his trophy. Not enough for you? Fine. Scooter Libby received the Service Before Self award the same night.
Let us pause for a moment of harmony
by David Safier This just out: The Goldwater Institute opposes Prop 200: Proposition 200 would mandate hiring scores of new government employees without requiring spending be reduced elsewhere or imposing any incentive for good performance or consequence for bad performance. This won’t put public safety first, it will just bloat city government. (Hat tip to … Read more
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill passed, sent to President Obama
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate voted Thursday to extend new federal protections to people who are victims of violent crime because of their sex or sexual orientation, bringing the measure close to reality after years of fierce debate by a vote of 68-29. Senate Approves Broadened Hate-Crimes Measure Sen. Jon Kyl voted no, Sen. John … Read more
In praise of journalists and good journalism
by David Safier I gather most of my information sitting here behind my MacBook. If Google Search, Google Alerts and the newspapers somehow disappeared from the web, I'd probably fold up my laptop and go home. Except that I'm already home. So I'd just fold up my laptop and do something else. From this vantage … Read more
