Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Screening: Tucson Premiere of "Gerrymandering," TONIGHT Advertisement Friday, 12/17, 6:30 – 8:30 PMThe Screening Room127 E. Congress Street The Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition presents "Gerrymandering." This new documentary covers a very important issue that is especially relevant as we enter the 2011 redistricting process! To learn more about the film, visit the … Read more

by David Safier Forget about the War on Christmas (Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings, y'all!). In Arizona, the War on Tucson is raging. And it looks like the general leading the charge is Tom Horne. As one of his last acts as Ed Supe, Horne is just itching to cut TUSD's funding 10%. From the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about the intersection between Republican presidents having stacked the federal judiciary with conservative activist judges (like John Roberts) over the years with billionaire-funded conservative think tanks that provide full employment for Federalist Society lawyers to bring "junk lawsuits" on frivolous constitutional grounds to advance conservative causes. Working together in tandem they are … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Digby at Hullabaloo warns what the Tea-Publicans have in store for the country: I've been tracking the Republicans' strategic decoupling of the deficit and taxes recently and here's the latest tactic: NEW REIGN, NEW RULES: CUT/GO: No surprise here, but the new House Republican rules package for the 112th Congress will include a … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republicans holding America's unemployed hostage in exchange for continuing the Bush tax cuts for the "two percenters" and the sweetener of the Jon Kyl-Blanche Lincoln "Paris Hilton Amendment" reducing the estate tax finally got what they wanted Thursday night. The House approved the Obama-McConnell tax cut compromise by a vote of 277 to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen writes at The Washington Monthly today: This morning, I joined a conference call with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), who are helping take the lead with their proposed "constitutional option." The plan, roughly: on January 5, when votes are taken to organize the Senate, get 51 votes to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Contributor to Blog for Arizona and my friend, Brig. Gen. Ret. John Adams, wrote this op/ed on DADT repeal for the Arizona Daily Star back in August 2009. Op Ed: Arizona Daily Star, Brigadier General John Adams | Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: Time for US to let gays serve openly in military … Read more