Time to show Traitor Joe the door
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement (h/t IWR Cartoon – Traitor Joe's) Nietzsche: God is dead. God: Nietzsche is dead. Lieberman: Health care reform is dead. The next line is up to you, Democrats. Sen. Joe Lieberman (the narcissist "party of me!") represents the "Insurance Capital of the World" — Connecticut is headquarters to 72 insurance companies. … Read more
House Passes the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to "answer the call of history," the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday night that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive and affordable coverage to almost every … Read more
AZ House Dems vote for health care bill
by David Safier Thanks and congratulations are due to our AZ Democratic delegation to the U.S. House. All of them voted Yes on the health care bill — Raul Grijalva, Gabriel Giffords, Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry Mitchell and Ed Pastor. Keep up the good work (he said hopefully).
Tucson school paragon of acceptance
by David Safier The above-the-fold photo on the front of today's NY Times' SundayStyles section shows 4 students from Rincon High under the headline, Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School? None of the students, male or female, appear to be wearing skirts, but the caption says that Rincon High is a place … Read more
Further musings on the City Council elections
by David Safier I wonder if the City Council election results would have been different if Trasoff and Uhlich came out strong and early against Prop 200. I know the smart money consultants said, Play it safe, you can't be against increasing police and fire protection. But what if they didn't "play it safe" . … Read more
Update: Tucson Election Unofficial Results
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The final numbers are now in for the City of Tucson election. As of 20:49:10 on November 6, 2009. with 100% of precincts reporting, here are the unofficial results: City Council Ward 3 Karin Uhlich (D) 33,760 46.99% Ben Buehler-Garcia (R) 33,656 46.72% Mary DeCamp (G) 4,425 6.16% City Council Ward 5 Richard … Read more
“Education Inc., Part III” — Imagine Schools under the microscope
by David Safier On Imagine School's website, you can read a list of the corporation's Six Measures of Excellence. Most of them are the usual stuff — values, achievement, character development — but one, as the old Sesame Street song says, is not like the others. The final sign of excellence is the development of … Read more
