From Voodoo Economics to The Tax Fairy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Steve Benen at the The Washington Monthly weighs in on the failure of faith based supply-side "trickle down" GOP economics: TAX FAIRY WATCH…. Roll Call had a fascinating headline today, following Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) appearance on CNN over the weekend. The headline read: "McConnell Blasts Deficit Spending, Urges … Read more
Dr. McCain-love
by David Safier I still can't get over McCain's debate line about "these wonderful missiles" made by Raytheon. These wonderful missiles. How can you say something like that? Dr. McCain-love, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Missile. The irony is, McCain, who refuses to bring "pork" of any kind to Arizona, … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party files Clean Elections complaint against Payday Paton
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: PAYDAY PATON USES SENATE CAMPAIGN FUND AS PERSONAL SLUSH FUND PHOENIX – Former payday lending lobbyist and CD8 Republican primary candidate Jonathan Paton is unethically funding his congressional race with money from his state senate campaign, according to a complaint filed today by the Arizona … Read more
Why elections matter: the economy always does better under Democrats
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of us who read a lot of economic research and data the information below is not new, it is accepted historical fact. But the media villagers and Beltway bloviators who get paid to sell you the snake oil of faith based supply-side "trickle down" GOP economics work hard at confusing the … Read more
Jon Perr on the failed GOP economic ideology
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Continuing with this series, Jon Perr posts at Perrspectives.com/blog Meet the New Republican Alchemists: So it comes down to this. Republicans believe they can turn bullshit into gold. Despite the inescapable conclusion of history, [economic] theory and empirical evidence to the contrary, Mitch McConnell, Jon Kyl, John Boehner, Tom Coburn, John McCain, … Read more
A question for the mainstream media: What if the Tea Party were black?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is now a rap video to go with this thought provoking essay by Time Wise from April of this year. What If the Tea Party Were Black? | | AlterNet: What If the Tea Party Were Black? Imagine that hundreds of black protesters descended on DC armed with AK-47s. Would they … Read more
Neo-Nazis in Arizona
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Phoenix New Times has been investigating and writing about the sympatico relationship between Sen. Russell Pearce and Sheriff Joe Arpaio with Mesa's neo-Nazi groups for some time. This is a photo of Sen. Russell Pearce posing with neo-Nazi J.T. Ready. Russell Pearce's Willie Horton: White supremacist J.T. Ready. – Phoenix News; Russell … Read more
