GOP culture war smear campaign reduced to Ash
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I previously reported on the GOP culture war smear campaign against the Democratic Tucson City Council candidates Sen. Jesse Helms alive and well in Tucson?, which was alleged to be based on "phallic imagery that some might consider pornographic." Advertisement The mysterious smear campaign has been solved. Here It Is: "Big Dick … Read more
Court decision deals blow to tuition tax credits
by David Safier Wednesday's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court could hurt the tuition tax credit program, but since the wheels of justice turn slow, it could still be years before it has any effect. Basically, the 9th Circuit agreed with a previous ruling which said the tuition tax credit scholarships are too heavily weighted … Read more
This is a joke, right?
by David Safier Please, someone tell me the Onion has temporarily taken over the Phoenix Business Journal, or it's putting out its April Fools edition six months early. No one could really be talking about this, could they? Talk of Russell Pearce heading state police swirls around Capitol The already-tense fight over immigration in the … Read more
Sen. Jon Kyl to America’s unemployed: Screw you!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously suggested that you should call Sen. Jon Kyl's office to "thank" him for being the SOB holding up the extension of unemployment benefits in Congress. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Holds Up Unemployment Extension: If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican … Read more
LoL! Sen. Jon Kyl floated as a potential 2012 GOP Nominee
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona may be the only state in the nation where mothers can no longer tell their children that some day they can grow up and be President of the United States. — John McCain paraphrasing a joke by Morris K. Udall in May 2003 What is Paul Beddard, the Washington Whispers blogger at … Read more
Tea Party Tall Tales in Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rhonda Bodfield of the Arizona Daily Star fact checked, in a roundabout manner, the wild claims being made by the "Republican" candidates for Tucson city council and their Tea Party supporters. Tea Party organizers, Dems square off at downtown events. Here is her fact check reformatted: Claim: Members of the Tea Party … Read more
Disturbing finding
by David Safier As always, I preface discussions about findings from educational studies by saying they should be taken with generous helpings of salt. That being said, studies covered in the NY Times and the LA Times indicate: . . . children of Hispanic immigrants tend to be born healthy and start life on an … Read more
