Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When Republicans stymied the omnibus spending bill and forced a continuing resolution under the 2010 budget, they ensured there would not be new funding for financial regulatory agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which includes the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headed by Elizabeth Warren. This was … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ezra Klein is providing very useful information to explain the Democrats' desire to reform the Senate filibuster rules. Breaking the filibuster in one graph: If you're looking for some good historical data on the filibuster, the fine folks who keep up (the surprisingly useful) Senate.gov site have you covered. They've tracked the number … Read more

by David Safier I'm not usually a defender of game show contestants, but in this case . . . “Million Dollar Money Drop,” give Gabe and Brittany their $800,000! They were right. You were wrong. You can read the details yourself. Here's all that matters. The couple was asked, for $800,000, which was the first … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines at home and around the world, wishing you a Merry Christmas. Yes, Mr. Kyl, Americans do work on Christmas defending our freedoms. General George Washington crossing the Delaware at the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night 1776, by Emmanuel Leutze After being driven … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: My Christmas prayer is that someday this wish will become reality. Merry Christmas.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The myth, the man, the legend, the one and only José Feliciano. Feliz Navidad!

by David Safier The Star has a very nice article about what looks like an enjoyable and valuable local blog, specially geared for parents, Tucson Mama. And its author, Julie Reed, is an unashamed progressive. Go, Julie! The fact that the Star refers to Tucson Mama as a "website" through the first half of the … Read more