Obama administration to get tough with “too big to fail” banks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Talk about a case of bad timing. The Obama administration finally announced on Thursday a get tough policy with the bailed out financial services industry while across town the U.S. Supreme Court was arming that industry with the right to spend unlimited billions of dollars to defeat the proposed reforms (they have … Read more
Some Sane Folks Needed
From a press release recirculated by Roy Warden: “On Saturday January 23, 2010 Claudia White, the newly elected President of Arizonans for Immigration Control, will hold her first meeting at the Martha Cooper Library at 1377 N. Catalina Ave., Tucson Arizona. Ms. White’s southwestern background insures she will bring a fresh perspective to the issue … Read more
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) introduces Save Our Democracy package
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has introduced a package of five bills collectively known as the Save Our Democracy package designed to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Alan Grayson Introduces Bills To Fight Corporate Money In Politics Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced five bills on Wednesday to … Read more
Women and children first!
by David Safier "Women and children first!" That's the cry you hear on a sinking ship. As the Titanic was going down, women and children were moved to a lower deck so they could board the waiting lifeboats. The men waited above. But the Republicans captaining the good ship Arizona are determined to throw women … Read more
Take action against the new corporatocracy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From People for the American Way (PFAW) People For the American Way Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Undo Supreme Court Decision In response to today's Supreme Court ruling, which overturned over one hundred years of established law limiting the impact of corporations on elections, People For the American Way called for a … Read more
Statement of President Obama on Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the White House Statement from the President on Today's Supreme Court Decision: The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 21, 2010 Statement from the President on Today's Supreme Court Decision With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede … Read more
Why Did So Many Democrats Vote for Brown?
By Michael Bryan Why would Democrats who voted for Obama turn around and vote for a moderate Republican like Brown? I think a post-election poll from Moveon.org does a convincing job of answering the question: The plurality of Democrats who cast votes for Brown, or who simply stayed home, were prompted to do so by opposition … Read more
