Doonesbury takes on GOP voter suppression
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Think that Gary Trudeau was joking in today’s excellent Doonesbury strip? Think again. Advertisement The Republican National Committee has set up a "vote fraud" page at its web site http://www.gop.com/ycmtu.htm, and the GOP’s media arm at Fox News has been promoting a "voter fraud" hotline (voterfraud@foxnews.com) for several weeks now. The Raw … Read more
Saddlin’ Up at the McCain Ranch
by David Safier John had spent a few too many hours at the ranch with his feet up and a mug of Cindy’s beer in his hand, so he decided it was time to look over some of his other property. There’s a lot of property to visit, and John was having some trouble deciding … Read more
A Level Educational Playing Field: Unexpected Complications
by David Safier I’m back in town and haven’t had time to catch up on local Ed news, so here’s a national item while I get back up to speed. Everyone wants a level educational playing field where all children learn to their full potential, right? Maybe not — at least not if it means … Read more
Clark’s “Swift” Comment
WTF? If you only listened to the commentary after the fact and the subsequent right-wing blogoviation about Gen. Wesley Clark’s comment about McCain’s military service, you would think he said something absolutely terrible about the man. What he said was that McCain hasn’t any military command experience that would be relevant to being President. Getting … Read more
The Truth About America’s Energy – Part 1
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For the past couple of weeks, John McCain and the GOP have been hitting the airwaves to sell McCain’s "new" energy policy. There is nothing "new" about his policy – it is essentially Dick Cheney’s secret Energy Commission Plan from 2001. The only thing "new" is that McCain has reversed his previous … Read more
Andy Thomas’ Bad Case of Fascist Disease
Andy Thomas, the Maricopa County Attorney, is asking the Arizona State Supreme Court [PDF] to declare him above the obligatory ethical standards of his profession. He wants to be declared exempt from the system of self-governance by which the ethical standards of the legal profession are enforced under the supervision and authority of the courts. … Read more
Bee-trayal
Tim Bee has just proven with this year’s Arizona budget exactly how effective he’ll be in working with a Democratic majority in Congress. I couldn’t be happier to learn that even if Bee pulls off a miracle and beats Gabby, Tim has shown himself an utter pipsqueak who will knuckle under to Democrats without even … Read more
