Arizona Illustrated: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The final televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate: John Dougherty, Cathy Eden, Rodney Glassman and Randy Parraz. Advertisement Advertisement
Special Session on Monday
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …In any beginning composition class in AZ (English 101 in the Maricopa County Community College District curriculum), this one would be a great topic for a "compare and contrast" essay… Well, it's official – the Governor has called a special session of the Arizona Legislature (the ninth! of this particular … Read more
Sens. McCain and Kyl morph into the “McKyl”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Has anyone else noticed that Arizona's twin embarrassments, Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, are joined at the hip of late? They are making joint appearances and issuing joint statements with increased frequency, and are even completing each other's sentences like an old married couple. Jon Kyl is a minder for the … Read more
Senate confirms Solicitor General Elena Kagan as Supreme Court Justice
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Senate confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the 112th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court today on a vote of 63 to 37. Arizona's twin embarrassments, Jon Kyl and John McCain, voted against confirmation on specious grounds. Senate confirms Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court: The Senate confirmed U.S. Solicitor … Read more
Reminder: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate debate and forums
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The final televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate will be taped in Tucson on Thursday, August 5, 2010, and will air this evening on Arizona Illustrated with Bill Buckmaster on KUAT, Arizona Public Television Channel 6, at 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. (corrected). The Democrats of Legislative District 7 invite … Read more
Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses First Amendment religious freedom
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There has been a great deal of "Islamophobia" and religious intolerance emanating from the political right over a proposed mosque and community center located several blocks from the World Trade Center in New York City. The right would have the government (local, state federal) impose a law forbidding the establishment of a … Read more
Senate Republicans filibuster $600 million for border security
Posted b y AzBlueMeanie: In a related matter to the previous post, Republicans are engaged in a filibuster of $600 million in additional funds for border security because they want the money to come out of "unused" stimulus funds, funds that are in reality already committed to stimulus projects in the pipeline. The GOP's blind ideological … Read more
