Raise taxes! Don’t cut schools! Or not.
by David SafierThe Accidental Guv — I stopped using that term for awhile, but it's appropriate once again — has backed down from her earlier stands on tax hikes and education. Brewer, circa March, 2009: Advertisement In a courageous speech that angered some of her Republican compatriots in the state Legislature, Gov. Jan Brewer laid … Read more
Let someone else do it this time
by David SafierI've been on Vic Williams' case so often here on BfA, I almost feel guilty about going after him again. So it's with a light heart that I link to an R-Cubed post that questions whether Vic is a man with the courage of his convictions. I'll give you a hint. It seems … Read more
UPDATE: Rep. Kavanagh’s “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul” budget approved by House Appropriations Committee
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. John Kavanagh's "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" budget plan passed out of his House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday on a straight party line vote. Panel's OK advances budget plan Even Republican supporters complained that it's a "bad budget" that will get a makeover before being considered for a final vote. Some … Read more
Sen. Christopher Dodd is open to torture prosecutions
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Christopher Dodd is the son of Thomas Dodd, who served as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunals after World War II. Thomas Dodd's cross-examination of Hermann Göring provided the centerpiece of the trials. In 2007, Senator Dodd published "Letters From Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest For Justice." Amazon.com You … Read more
Kavanagh has a sensitive side
by David SafierAwhile back, in a post titled, Is Kavanagh somewhat warped?, I linked together a few sneering "It won't kill you" comments he made, referring to people who complained about cuts to education. At the end, I wrote, This is a man who makes fun of people who are in pain. He's the school … Read more
Colin Powell, another tax-and-spend liberal commie socialist
by David Safier (TASL) General Colin Powell, former secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for a couple of Republican presidents (can't use too many titles at a moment like this), has a few choice words for the Republican Party "The Republican Party is in deep trouble," Powell told corporate security … Read more
Steele capitulates, cedes power to his critics at RNC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Moonie Times has yet another EXCLUSIVE: Steele yields powers to foes in RNC – Washington Times: Capitulating to critics on the Republican National Committee, embattled Republican Party Chairman Michael S. Steele has signed a secret pact agreeing to controls and restraints on how he spends hundreds of millions of dollars in … Read more
