Senator Obstruction puts a price in the GOP ransom note
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen reports that Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl puts a price in his ransom note: Advertisement A month ago, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who is participating in the White House’s debt-reduction talks, said Republicans would expect $6 trillion in cuts over the next decade in exchange for raising the debt … Read more
Maddow’s piece on Al Qaeda and the gunshow loophole
by David Safier Rachel Maddow pulls the whole story together in an excellent segment on the Al Qaeda video featuring Adam Gadahn telling would-be terrorists to buy their weapons at gun shows where they don't have to be bothered with those pesky background checks. Maddow gives all the necessary information, including a video shot at … Read more
Tim’s got Pawlenty of nuthin’ but the same worn out GOP lies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here is the headline you will read in your newspaper today, Pawlenty calls for tax cuts and smaller government role in economic address – The Washington Post. Yeah, don't bother. Ezra Klein has the reality based world headline for Tim Pawlenty's economic plan. Tim Pawlenty’s fantasy economic plan. Jonathan Bernstein adds at … Read more
Gov. Brewer opinion on emergency unemployment insurance benefits
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer has consistently stated that she supports a one word amendment to Arizona's unemployment insurance statutes to continue an additional twenty weeks of emergency federal assistance for those whose unemployment benefits are set to expire at 79 weeks. This federal stimulus program is set to expire at the end of … Read more
Questions about Turkish-connected charters in Texas
by David Safier Tucson's Sonoran Science Academy charter school gets a fair amount of praise for its students' academic achievement as well as criticism for its connections to the Turkish-based, moderate Islamic Gulenist movement. Yesterday's NY Times has a long, critical article about the 33 charters in Texas with similar ties. [NOTE: Before I go … Read more
Tucson City Council Election Update: Add Pat Darcy to petition challenges
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you that Pat Darcy used paid petition circulators in recent weeks to collect his signatures. "Generally speaking, paid petition circulators have at best a 60% valid signature rate of return, which could leave Darcy short of the number of valid signatures required to qualify for the ballot." Tucson City Council … Read more
Another indication private schools [and, by extension, charters] do not provide superior education
by David Safier You'd think if you sent your child to the private Riverdale Country School in the Bronx to the tune of $38,800 a year, that would be all the top flight education your child would need. But you would be wrong. According to today's NY Times story, you could be spending as much … Read more
