Hill-raising women will not vote for McCain
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain is making a cynical attempt to appeal to women voters who supported Hillary Clinton by appealing to their disappointment that Hillary will not be the Democratic Party nominee. Cynical appeals to fear and suspicion have been part of the GOP playbook forever, and McCain will be no different, despite … Read more
The Cost of a Stealth Bomber
by David Safier (TASL) A short item in Friday’s Star: “The Air Force on Thursday said the first crash of a B-2 stealth bomber was caused by moisture in sensors and estimated the loss of the aircraft at $1.4 billion.” Sure, airplanes crash. Sure, we need our high tech bombers. But this little item took … Read more
You kids, get off my lawn!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was a kid growing up we had a guy who lived at the end of our street we all called "old man Wilson" (the names have been changed to protect the innocent, namely me). You know this guy. We all knew a version of old man Wilson growing up. Old … Read more
The Horne Mutiny
by David Safier Looks like Ed Supe Tom Horne has a little ELL mutiny on his hands, first in Sahuarita and now in Tucson and Sunnyside. Sahuarita started the mutiny by stating it wouldn’t follow the state mandated English Immersion program that would segregate ELL students for four hours a day of intensive English instruction. … Read more
Obama’s Choice
Link: Obama’s potential running mates – CNN.com. Now that the nomination is bagged and Hillary is climbing on Obama’s bandwagon on Saturday, the next big topic of speculation is running mates for the two nominees. I don’t read Republican tea leaves with nearly as much interest, so I will only do a little speculation on … Read more
McCain abandons the GOP conservative base
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain struggled down the primary stretch to appeal to the conservative base of the Republican Party who instinctively distrust him. Even as the presumptive nominee of his party and the only candidate on the ballot in the later primaries, McCain averaged only about 75% of the vote, with a quarter … Read more
