AZ Conservatives Want to Throw Money at School Vouchers
by David Safier How often do I get a chance to turn the phrase “throw money” on conservatives in an educational context? What fun! And, as Homer Simpson loves to say, “It’s funny because it’s true!” Advertisement House Speaker Jim Weiers is beside himself because the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled the state can’t provide … Read more
R.I.P. Fourth Amendment (12/15/1791 – 07/09/2008)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh, and there we were all in one place,A generation lost in spaceWith no time left to start again.So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!Jack flash sat on a candlestickCause fire is the devil’s only friend. Oh, and as I watched him on the stageMy hands were clenched in fists … Read more
Witness Swears Under Oath That Bryan Crane Admitted to Rigging RTA Election at Direction of Election Division Leaders
A witness swears under oath that Bryan Crane, the computer operator in the Pima Elections Division, admitted in January of this year to rigging the RTA at the behest of Elections Division leadership. Apparently Mr. Crane was concerned about getting hung out to dry by his higher-ups for the crime. Expect denials from Pima County … Read more
Muletrain Mail: Elections Whistleblower Alleges RTA Election Rigged and Stolen
By Audit AZ and William Risner, Esq. EVIDENCE OF RTA ELECTION TAMPERING TO BE DESTROYED BY PIMA COUNTY SWORN TESTIMONY OF CONFESSION OF TAMPERING New information about the planned destruction of the actual paper ballots from the RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) and tax increase election has come to light this week. These ballots are … Read more
Bee’s Bad Business Synecdoche
Bee was recently endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. No real surprise considering how often that organization (short-sightedly, IMO) endorses Republicans in an anachronic gesture to a long-defunct pedigree of economic common sense. But Bee’s endorsement predicts far less how the Arizona business community will actually vote and donate this cycle than Bee would … Read more
This Makes Me Furious
by David Safier Let me begin by saying I know it isn’t fair to blame the Bush administration for this veteran’s death, since things like this happened to veterans before and will continue to happen as long as we humans remain the belligerent species we are. But I don’t give a damn. I blame the … Read more
$6 Billion for Nothing? Let’s Spend More!
by David Safier Bush’s Ed Department spent $6 billion on the Reading First program, with no results, according to the Ed Dept’s own studies. Now the Reading First Advisory Panel says, the studies weren’t comprehensive, so let’s keep pouring money into a program that probably doesn’t work, because we really think it’ll work if we … Read more
