The Kool-Aid Kids rally for Bumbler Bee
July 18, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well, President Bush has already come and gone from the Old Pueblo (don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you). You didn’t know? Shrub was here to raise money for Tim Bee in a super-double-secret fund raiser (Shhh! Be very quiet. No one is supposed to know I’m
Obama’s Listening to America Program
July 17, 2008
by Pat Canady As part of their Listening to America Program, the Obama campaign named Governor Janet Napolitano to head the campaign’s Platform Drafting Committee. The Governor will plan more than 1,000 community meetings across the nation. These Platform Committee house parties are part of the process in crafting a platform for Barack Obama. The
LD 26 Debate Makes a Believer of Me
July 17, 2008
I was at the LD 26 Republican primary Clean Elections debate and have a few observations to share. Jim Nintzel did a not-so "live blog" of the show-down between the Senate contenders, but I don’t seem to find anything about the House debate at his Scramblewatch site. Thus, I will be focusing more on the
Just Call Me Number 45
July 17, 2008
PolitickerAZ has released their analysis of the most influential unelected folks in Arizona politics (as well as those in other states they cover). It’s called the Arizona Power List, and a few Arizona bloggers made the cut. Greg Patterson of Esspresso Pundit is listed at #37. Shane Wikfors and John Ellinwood of Sonoran Alliance are
Where are the “Pro-Lifers” When a Born Child Needs Them?
July 16, 2008
by David Safier A poignant, heartbreaking story ran in The Explorer this week, Sick child gets help from area politicians. The whole story is worth reading, but here’s the gist: Dustin, a three year old, needs a kidney transplant to survive a rare genetic condition. The family qualifies for AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
Bumbler Bee ♥♥♥ Bush
July 16, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: An earlier post noted Senator Tim Bee’s first TV ad for his congressional race in which Bee attempts to confuse voters by proclaiming himself an "independent" rather than a Republican. Truth-in-advertising laws do not apply to politicians, unfortunately. Republican Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Tom Davis earlier this year proclaimed the Republican
This Bud’s for EU (Updated)
July 15, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Most people have heard by now that one of America’s most iconic companies, Anheuser-Busch, has agreed to sell to a Belgian owned company, InBev. Employees of the St. Louis based company are none too happy about this symbol of Americana being sold to foreign investors. No word yet on how many jobs
“It’s Art” No Excuse for New Yorker Cover
July 15, 2008
by David Safier If you haven’t seen the New Yorker cover with Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as Muslims and terrorists, you’ll have to look elsewhere. I won’t give that cover another viewing here. I think the cover is despicable and wrongheaded. We don’t need yet another version of the Obama-as-Muslim/terrorist myth played out on
