McCain does not speak for his own campaign
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On This Week with George Stephanopoulos this past Sunday, John McCain was asked about his plans to fix Social Security – a program McCain has called "an absolute disgrace" even though he continues to cash his monthly Social Security checks (C’mon John, Social Security may be an entitlement program, but you have … Read more
Daily Kos ♥’s Blog for Arizona! We ♥ you back!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this week Michael Bryan and others at this blog were contacted by Daily Kos editor Smintheus for assistance with background information for a post about John McCain in Arizona. We were happy to oblige. The analysis by Smintheus is excellent Daily Kos: John McCain’s Arizona problem (with links to Blog for … Read more
The media condemns McCain for his Troops ad, while airing his Celebrity ad – Oops! They did it again!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The sound of crickets chirping is all you will hear in Arizona. The local yokel news media, card-carrying members of "The John McCain Protection Society," have been deafeningly silent in their failure to condemn John McCain for using wounded troops as props to falsely attack Barack Obama with his swiftboat ad. The … Read more
Ephraim Cruz and His Son, Ethan… (and the “Paternity Suit”)
There has been some news coverage regarding State Legislative candidate for LD 29, Ephraim Cruz, and the legal determination of paternity and financial support for his now 7 year old son, Ethan. In fact, people who know nothing else about the race, and don’t really follow politics, have heard of Cruz’s "paternity suit". It’s a … Read more
When “Comparable” School Funding Isn’t Equal Funding
by David Safier (TASL) In many school districts around the country, “comparable school funding” means that schools in high rent neighborhoods get more money than those serving poor students. I don’t know if this is true in Arizona in general or here in Tucson, but it’s something that needs to be looked into. To understand … Read more
Another McCain at The Center of a Bank Collapse and Government Takeover?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last Friday (bad news is always in the Friday news dump), federal banking regulators closed 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California. The banks – owned by Scottsdale, Arizona-based First National Bank Holding Co. – closed Friday and were scheduled to … Read more
Sheila Tobias Helped Pave the Way for Gender Equality in Math
by David Safier It gives me a great deal of pleasure to see that we’ve reached an important educational milestone in the U.S. The gap in math performance between males and females has been wiped out. So says the National Science Foundation’s study of boys’ and girls’ scores on standardized math tests, which showed no … Read more
