Guns, God and Presidents
by David SafierThe staged media event in Phoenix during Obama's speech, where Chris Broughton arrived with a rifle slung over his shoulder and was interviewed by someone who helped stage the event, has taken a weird turn, courtesy of Pastor Steven Anderson. It seems Anderson has been praying for Obama to die. Broughton, who joined … Read more
More charter trouble in Philadelphia
by David SafierIt started with a bit too much money going from Philadelphia's Agora Cyber Charter School to its management company, which is now facing federal prosecution. Now it looks like the net is spreading wider. Federal agents yesterday seized financial records from a North Philadelphia school, another move in a widening federal probe of … Read more
Tennis, sunrise and roosters
by David SafierI was playing doubles this morning, and my partner Karl kept hitting blistering forehands right at George, who was standing at the net. George kept hitting them right back. After a lost point, Karl turned to me and said, "Getting the ball past George is like getting sunrise past a rooster." Thought you … Read more
President Obama and Vice President Biden on the passing of their friend, Sen. Edward Kennedy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY Blue Heron Farm Chilmark, Massachusetts I wanted to say a few words this morning about the passing of an extraordinary leader, Senator Edward Kennedy. Over the past several years, I've had the honor to call Teddy a colleague, a counselor, … Read more
In Memoriam: Edward M. Kennedy, The Last Lion of The Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Edward Kennedy fires up the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on Monday August 25, 2008 at the Pepsi Center. "I've described Ted Kennedy as the last lion of the Senate…He remains the single most effective member of the Senate if you want to get results." — Sen. … Read more
The GOP Fact-Free Alternate Reality (Health Care Reform Edition)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." — Mark Twain There was a time in this country when Democrats and Republicans could disagree with one another philosophically about public policy in reality-based arguments. (Watch some old Meet The Press episodes from the 1960s … Read more
Value added ed research
by David SafierI'm behind the curve on this story — I've been out of town — but I'm going to violate the bloggers' code and write about a story that's a full 5 days old. If the U.S. Blogger General wants to put me on probation, that's fine. I can take the heat. I don't … Read more
