Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democratic state Sen. Dave Hansen (Green Bay) is one of three Democrats targeted for recall by Tea-Publicans in Wisconsin. He was thought to be among the most vulnerable of the three Democrats, but his principal Tea-Publican rival failed to collect enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot (sound familiar?), and he … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): Bear down, Arizona. Tomorrow most of the 357 bills passed by the Legislature will go into effect. Unfortunately there were no laws heard or passed that help people who are unemployed or have homes in foreclosure. Laws were passed … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rupert Murdoch is the most feared pirate of the largest predatory media conglomerate in the world. He testified before a committee of Parliament today. Murdoch went with the Sargeant Schultz defense: "I know nothing, nothing!" His testimony is not credible and is contradicted by other witnesses. If to be believed, it only … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Looks like Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) has been hitting the Kool-Aid pretty hard of late. The Hill blog reports Tuesday: Five hours of debate on 'cut, cap and balance' this comment from Franks on Monday night: House Republicans spoke on the floor Monday night in favor of the bill, and continued to express … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week, President Obama told reporters the public is already “sold” on the need for a balanced approach to debt reduction, a combination of spending cuts and additional revenue by closing "tax expenditure" loopholes (i.e., corporate welfare subsidies). Speaker John Boehner and Republicans insisted that Americans agree with their spending-cuts-only approach. Yet … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted about this back in May. Ronald Reagan to Tea-Publicans: Do your duty and raise the federal debt ceiling. Today the House Democratic Caucus unveiled a new video about the need for Congress to do the right thing and raise the federal debt ceiling starring Saint Ronnie Reagan, entitled "That's an Adult Moment." … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: E.J. Montini of the Arizona Republic gets it exactly right today regarding Governor Jan Brewer's fundraising letter on behalf of our de facto governor, "King" Russell Pearce. The two are joined at the hip by their mutual demagoguery over SB 1070. Brewer rushes to puppeteer's aid: She won the election by signing Pearce's … Read more