The CBO estimate the corporate media villagers did not report
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senators just had to hold a premature hearing with the CBO chief Doug Elmendorf last Friday before the senate committees working on health care reform even have a bill to vote on. The resultant headlines were what one has come to expect from the corporate media villagers and Beltway bloviators. The headlines … Read more
Tea bag altruists?
by David SafierThere's something that's always confused me, and it hit me as I looked across Swan last Friday at the Tea Party demonstrators. I saw signs reading "Taxed Enough Already." Then I looked at the people in the crowd and asked myself, "How many of them make over $300,000 a year or have estates … Read more
Media failing again on Healthcare Reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Once again, mcjoan is doing a yeoman's job over at Daily Kos with this post Media Failing Again on Healthcare Reform First we had AP's zombie numbers, and now we've got cable news, and conservative pundits, all abuzz about testimony yesterday afternoon from CBO Directo about the healthcare reform bills in the … Read more
UPDATE: What’s really going on?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Good to know that others are asking the right question… mcjoan at Daily Kos, who used to work for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and still has contacts with his office, asked what was behind his participation in the "gang of six" letter on Friday. What's with Wyden? This is the e-mailed response: Majority … Read more
Common Ground
by David SafierSteve Gall is for more exercise for kids. I'm for more exercise for kids. And Tom Horne is for more exercise for kids as well. "If I could require them to be physically active, I would," [Horne] said. "In the meantime, we have to give them a good attitude toward it." [snip] The … Read more
the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks
by David Safier Here's a great blog for people like me who yell at signs when they're driving. I try not to do it when I'm walking down the street. People tend to stare. Visit the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks and see signs from all over with those I-don't-know-what-the-hell-I'm-doing quotes. Once my local market … Read more
Special Session Update: another week of comtemplating their navels
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Special Session rolls into its third week on Monday. Don't anticipate any breakthroughs on the budget. A number of legislators are out of town attending the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual convention in Philadelphia. Sixteen Arizona legislators are expected to be in attendance. Special session kicks off 3rd week As … Read more
