House to Vote on The Obama Middle Class Tax Relief Act Today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On the House agenda for Thursday: Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4853 – Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010, with an amendment (Rep. Levin – Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule) Daily Kos explains why master tactician Nancy Pelosi retained her leadership position in the next Congress: … Read more
Only in the Star headlines, Part 25 (I think)
by David Safier The saga of the intrepid Star Creative Headline Writing Team continues. Today, it's the screaming head of an article about the decision not to open Florida's coast to oil drilling: White House kills plan to open oil-drilling areas WHITE HOUSE KILLS PLAN!!!!! It's a clear case of oil drilling homicide by Obama … Read more
Al Melvin: I’ll tell you what you can read in my district! (The Wrath of Melvin follow up)
by David Safier Last week's Weekly had a Skinny piece about Sen. Al Melvin chewing out a restaurant owner for carrying the Weekly in her establishment. This week, one of the patrons who was there at the time has a letter in the Weekly. Here's her description of the incident. I observed Sen. Melvin, while … Read more
Shameless self promotion
by David Safier I have a guest column in the current issue of the Weekly, A few words in praise of ethnic chauvinism. Discussion of TUSD's Ethnic Studies is all the rage right now, and I got my two cents out there in print.
Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ), dumber than a post, is mercifully retiring at the end of this term. The kindest thing I can say to him is "don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!" (you friggin' idiot). During an interview with MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle Tuesday, Rep. John Shadegg scoffed at the … Read more
Privatize it all!
by David Safier This from Brewer's Commission on Privatization and Efficiency [Note how "privatization" and "efficiency" are considered to be equivalents here?] Members of a state commission say they expect to recommend that Arizona consider privatizing at least some state parks and increasing the state's reliance on privately operated prisons. Gov. Jan Brewer formed the … Read more
I’m not the only one who says G.I.’s Ladner cherry-picks data
by David Safier One of my favorite tasks is debunking the Goldwater Institute's Matthew Ladner as he skews data and reaches unwarranted conclusions. Now that Ladner is becoming something of a national figure, traipsing to other states to share the gospel of the "Florida Education Miracle," others have begun picking up the scent of his … Read more
