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by David Safier Someone needed to say it. 

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The news this morning is that long-time New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died of a heart attack. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at age of 80: In 37-plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to seven World Series championships, 11 American League … Read more

Posted by AzblueMeanie: Likely voters in the upcoming Republican primary overwhelmingly think the state is headed in the right direction according to a new ArizonaGuardian.com poll… Let me get this straight: Arizona's economy has effectively been in a depression since the real estate bubble burst in 2007. Unemployment is in double digits (long-term unemployed) in … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This should make it easy for voters — if these guys endorse a candidate, vote for the other guy. Arizona's twin embarrassments, Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain have endorsed the Accidental Governor in the GOP primary. Arizona Capitol Times » McCain, Kyl endorse Brewer: McCain is quoted in the statement as … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is one set of rules for the über-rich, and one set of rules for the rest of us. Congress is trying to add no-default provisions to FHA mortgages to prohibit "strategic defaults" by mortgage holders who are under water on their mortgage, i.e., the mortgage is more than the current market … Read more