Don’t create Ethnic Studies review panel
by David Safier Some supporters of Ethnic Studies have recommended a review panel to examine the program's materials and, I suppose, its general curriculum. Advertisement Bad idea. Unlike some people who are questioning the motives of people like school board member Mark Stegeman who support the review panel, I simply question their tactics. They're genuinely … Read more
Through the looking glass of Beltway unreality
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Catfood Commission will vote today on deficit-reduction recommendations for which the commission has not drafted any legislative language, as it was tasked to do; and it will fail to achieve the requisite 14 votes needed for that non-existent legislative language to compel Congress to take up any of its recommendations; and … Read more
Washington argues about tax cuts for the rich while the jobs deficit continues to grow
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Supply-sider Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) said this week that "It’s the creation of jobs that drives the economy… Job creators create jobs." Maybe someone should ask him what all of those corporations sitting on top of trillions of dollars in accumulated profits are doing to create jobs — because it ain't happening. (Reason: it is … Read more
NY Times on Brewercare “death panels”: death by budget cut
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer and her Brewercare "death panels" continue to garner national media attention, today the New York Times in this report, Arizona Cuts Financing for Transplant Patients: Even physicians with decades of experience telling patients that their lives are nearing an end are having difficulty discussing a potentially fatal condition that … Read more
More on Melvin’s coffee shop tantrum (or, The Wrath of Melvin, Part 3)
by David Safier The story of Melvin storming out of a coffee shop after yelling at its owner for carrying the Weekly has legs. Now it's in the Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet (courtesy of R Cubed): Now, Melvin’s hissy fit has been picked up by the Yellow Sheet. The best part is that they found … Read more
District 29 Townhall on Saturday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Daniel Patterson, (District 29) invites constituents to a town hall this Saturday in Tucson When: Saturday, December 4, 2 to 4 p.m.Where: Eckstrom-Columbus Branch Library, 4350 E. 22nd Street, Tucson. At his eighth town hall, Rep. Patterson will discuss the upcoming session and hear from Tucsonans about their needs, ideas and … Read more
Update: House passes the Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to House to Vote on The Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act Today. The House of Representatives has passed the Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act by a vote of 234 to 188. Only 3 Republicans voted for America's middle class. House Dems Pass Only Middle Class Tax Cut Bill. 20 … Read more
