More Catfood Commission nonsense from the the media villagers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I was watching the presidential press conference this morning when Chuck Todd (NBC/MSNBC), whom I consider to be an idiot, asked the president about his fiscal commission (aka Catfood Commission), asserting that the commission reached a "majority consensus" on recommendations, so why doesn't the president's budget contain the commission's recommendations? (I am … Read more
Sandra Day O’Connor: Dangerous lefty who hates Arizona (She supports education)
by David Safier Sandra Day O'Connor has never been on my all-time-favorite-people list, but I'm liking her more and more as she settles into Arizona and notices the difference between the state she left to become a Supreme Court Justice and the one she returned to. She has become one of those important conservative/moderate voices … Read more
Birther bill rebuffed; bill to turn hospitals into immigration checkpoints held
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Monday wasn't a "good day" at the legislature (too many bad bills *did* pass committee), but it could have been far, far worse. On the negative side – Center For Arizona Theocracy Policy bills targeting the judiciary passed committee (SB1472, SB1482, SCR1047), as did SB1466, a Lester Pearce-pushed … Read more
Anti-Immigrant Terrorist Shawna Forde Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
Posted by Michael Bryan For a horrific crime that should be understood as an act of political terrorism in furtherance of an extreme right wing plot to fund vigilante border actions through the proceeds of criminal activity, a Pima County jury convicted Shawna Forde today of two counts of first-degree murder in the May 30, 2009 … Read more
Texting while driving? Who cares. Slowpokes in the left lane? Pass a law!
by David Safier This would be funny if we weren't in Arizona, circa 2011. Frank Antenori has sponsored a bill, SB1369, that says anyone driving in the left lane on a road with a 55mph speed limit or more has to pull over to the right lane if someone behind them flashes their headlights. The … Read more
WOW – birther bill dies in committee
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Quick hit- The first bill heard in Monday's Senate Judiciary Committee, SB1526, was a "birther" bill. Sponsored by the committee chair, Sen. Ron Gould, it looked to have easy sailing through committee, but led by Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Steve Gallardo, the committee turned the bill back. Republicans John … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I guess I'm the only romantic around here. Who knew? Martina McBride sings "Valentine," Jim Brickman on piano.
