No Virginia, 23% of high school students did NOT fail Army entrance test
by David Safier Nominations are still open for the worst Star headline of the year. The Creative Headline Writing Team is burning the midnight oil, working right up to the December 31 deadline to create new, awful headlines. Advertisement This one is a humdinger: 23% of high school grads fail Army entrance test Wow. You … Read more
Um, Mr. Fischer, I think there are some Democrats left in Arizona
by David Safier Anyone else see a pattern here? As I posted earlier, when Howie Fischer wrote an article about Pearce and Adams raising the specter of people on the Redistricting nominating committee being anti-Christian, he didn't bother to ask any Democrats to comment. And Democratic legislators had plenty to say. Today, Fischer has an … Read more
Today’s Tea Party may be more like the revolutionary version than I thought
by David Safier Was the original Tea Party, the one that threw 90,000 pounds of British tea in the Boston Harbor in 1773, actually a ploy by merchants who were smuggling Dutch tea into the colonies to preserve their profits? If so, today's Tea Partiers, who are so often doing the bidding of the business-friendly … Read more
Cloture invoked in debate of New START treaty
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One by one, Republican senators have been breaking ranks with their Senate leadership — Mitch McConnell and Jon Kyl — and announcing their support for the New START treaty. A vote to invoke cloture of debate passed today by the critical two-thirds vote that will be needed for final passage, 67-28. New arms treaty … Read more
Pearce makes hay before the session starts
by David Safier Q: How much does an 800 pound gorilla charge for access? A: Anything he wants. In Russell Pearce's case, the charge for access — for now, anyway — is $250 a head. That's the cost of attending a fundraising event January 7. Of course, that's only the suggested donation. Anyone can give … Read more
Despicable Doctor Coburn blocking 9/11 first responders bill
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: How is it possible that Sen. Tom Coburn is a medical doctor? This is the same guy who told a weeping woman, obviously emotionally exhausted from being a home health care provider for her husband who suffered a traumatic brain injury, during a health care town hall that her neighbors should help … Read more
It’s official – Arizona will gain a seat in Congress in 2012
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Confirming something that was already widely expected, as a result of the 2010 Census Arizona will gain a 9th seat in the U.S. Congress. The new apportionment map is here (state numbers only; actual districts will be mapped out in the coming year.) Having 9 seats in the … Read more
