And the train kept a rollin’…
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Quick update from the special session… Advertisement The Republican railroad squeaked a little today, but their drive to put an anti-union amendment to the AZ Constitution on November's ballot is still on track. Today, they held the Committee of the Whole, or COW, sessions on the matching bills that are … Read more
Does Horne know anything about what a classroom is like?
by David Safier Maybe a real teacher might recommend doing this, I don't know. But I can't think of one who would. Ed Supe Tom Horne, in his never-ending crusade against Raza Studies classes at TUSD, wants the district to videotape every minute of every ethnic studies class, every single day. In other words, he … Read more
CRITICISM OF MICHELLE OBAMA BURNS ON! [Goddard criticizes Brewer over private prisons.]
by David Safier Here's today's coverage from the Star. Big headline on the first page, second section: First lady home; criticism burns on Tiny headline, second item, Political Briefs, on a middle page, front section: Goddard wants review of private prisons To recap: Partisan criticism of Michelle Obama's vacation to Spain (isn't there some kind … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party: Gov. Brewer, do your job!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Gov. Brewer, do your job! Protect Arizona and stop playing politics with special sessions STATE CAPITOL – As Arizona struggles with several crises, Gov. Brewer has called the Legislature into an urgent special session on … union voting methods. This waste of time and resources … Read more
Update II: The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs (Harold Meyerson, Washington Post) and UPDATE: The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs (Bob Herbert, New York Times). Bob Herbert of the New York Times continues to be the voice for the forgotten unemployed in this country with today's … Read more
Update: What 30 years of faith based supply-side “trickle down” GOP economics hath wrought
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to an earlier post, What 30 years of faith based supply-side "trickle down" GOP economics hath wrought. Make no mistake: the current Republican leadership in Congress wants the U.S. economy to fail. Republicans are actively working to undermine every attempt to revive the economy and to restore economic growth and job … Read more
House Democrats on special session, prison security
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t Arizona Guardian Attorney General Terry Goddard and Democratic lawmakers are blasting Republican Gov. Jan Brewer over public safety. Dems blast Brewer in wake of escape: Even members of Brewer's own party said Monday they were concerned about what led to the escape of three violent inmates from a privately run facility … Read more
