Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of my favorite modern era Christmas songs, "My Grownup Christmas List," by Amy Grant.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today was a major victory for the Obama Administration on which much political capital has been expended: the Senate gave final approval to the (conditional) repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). Institutional discrimination against men and women proudly serving their country in the U.S. Armed Forces who happen to be gay … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." – Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Some had hoped the DREAM Act might have a good chance at passing following the death of Ted Kennedy — the … Read more

by David Safier It's a done deal. DADT will be phased out and become part of history. Chalk one up for the good guys and gals.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yes, dear readers, Sen. John McCain really is that big an asshole. On Friday night, Rachel Maddow talked to Rep. Anthony Weiner about his outburst on the floor of the House back in July when Republicans were doing their best to use procedural moves to prevent the 9-11 first responder's bill from … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Forty-one of the 42 Republican Senators voted against the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, with one Republican, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kentucky Kansas, abstaining. Jed Lewison at Daily Kos posts Stewart sticks up for 9/11 first responders: As Jon Stewart demonstrates, Al Jazeera gave more coverage to the … Read more

Posted by Publisher Michael Bryan There's a feature of BlogForArizona that many of you may not even be aware of that could save you literally hours every day, if you like to follow Arizona news and politics. The AZDonkeyFeed is an RSS stream of the latest and most pertinent news stories from the Arizona media … Read more