How bad will it get if GOP obstruction continues?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Following up on a post from earlier today, GOP filibuster of unemployment benefits extension bill blows hole in state budgets, Jon Perr provides the numbers in PERRspectives: What Washington Giveth, the States Taketh Away: Advertisement By almost any measure, the $787 billion stimulus program has worked exactly as designed. The overwhelming consensus … Read more
Senator obstruction, Jon Kyl, sides with the über-rich over the middle class unemployed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona has been covering Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, for months now in his never-ending war against America's unemployed middle class for the benefit of the über-rich. Sen. Kyl's Paris Hilton Amendment; Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, thinks the unemployed are just lazy; Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, obstructing unemployment benefits extension. So … Read more
Proposition 107: Arizona’s Students Under Attack!
California, Washington, Michigan and Nebraska: what do all of these states have in common? Each of these states have been the victim of the American Civil Rights Initiative (ACRI) – a deceptively named national campaign founded by Ward Connerly to work state-by-state to eliminate affirmative action programs. In each state, a seemingly benign ballot initiative is put … Read more
Pamela Gorman (CD 3): Look how many guns I can shoot!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Is CD 3 candidate Pamela Gorman now taking ad advice from semi-automatic weapon toting House candidate Terri Proud in LD 26? This is an emerging trend in GOP political ads this year across the country: "Elect me because I'm armed and dangerous and if you don't, well, you know what can happen to you!" … Read more
You Think SB1070 Is Stupid Now? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet…
By Michael Bryan Many folks are understandably upset that SB1070, the "show me your papers" law, will lead to racial profiling and widespread harassment of Arizonans who happen to be Hispanic. While that may or may not be true – whether that happens largely depends on the agenda and inclinations of the individual officers in … Read more
Rep. Giffords first TV Ad
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Serving southern Arizona through effective constituent services. This is a testimonial from a Vietnam veteran helped by Rep. Gifford's office.
“S.O.S. Ballot” Initiative faces court challenge
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "S.O.S. Ballot" Initiative (aka "Save Our Secret Ballot"), http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/general/ballotmeasuretext/C-01-2010.pdf, faces a court challenge in the Maricopa County Superior Court today. A judge will hear arguments on whether Arizona’s general election ballot in November will include a referendum on secret ballots. Description from the Secretary of State web site: "This initiative would protect that … Read more
