RenziGate Roundup 3/10
March 11, 2008
Watching my Google feeds on Renzi is fascinating. Major and minor events in the story ripple outward from Arizona and Washington DC across the nation as major newspaper chains and television networks carry the news. Then the news slops over into smaller papers and local stations. By this time a new development will begin to
Ben Stein: “Tax the Rich”
March 10, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) Maybe his next Comedy Central Show should be called, “Tax Ben Stein’s Money (if he’s rich enough).” I may be the only liberal in the world who reads Ben Stein’s column in the Sunday New York Times Business section. But I do it because the man is a conservative with a
School Closures in Tucson Unified
March 10, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) It’s been weeks. The contentious public meetings continue, and the controversy over closing 4 schools in TUSD rages on. I have no idea how it will turn out, but I do have a question: What did everybody expect? We give school districts too little money, and TUSD finds itself with a
Foster Upset Victory Something for Super-Delegate Giffords to Consider
March 10, 2008
With Gabby Giffords holding an uncommitted vote for our next Democratic Presidential nominee, it would be wise of her to consider what that nominee can bring to her own race for re-election. Rookie scientist-citizen candidate Bill Foster’s 53-47 upset victory in former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s old district demonstrates that Obama, who endorsed and campaigned for
Reading Liberally 3/10 & Drinking Liberally at the Loft 3/11
March 9, 2008
•Reading Liberally 3/10 @ 1800• Reading Liberally will meet on Monday 3/10 at 7:30pm. We are reading "A More Perfect Constitution". Please feel free to come as early as 6pm to enjoy a social hour. Location: Lisa Henderson’s house @ 1503 E. Ft. Lowell, Apt D, between Mountain and Campbell. Please park in back. •Drinking
Picacho Peak in Bloom
March 9, 2008
by David Safier I spent Friday morning at Picacho Peak. It was lovely. The wildflowers in clumps amid the cactus were a treat. Poppies are plentiful, lupines (the blue flowers) less so, and the small yellow brittlebush flowers were not open yet. They say that the flower show will fade soon if we don’t get
The Base that Wasn’t
March 9, 2008
If you haven’t seen the 3rd part of the BBC’s "The Power of Nightmares," which details the invention of Al Qaeda as a vast terrorist network, you should see it:
DNC Convention Arizona Delegate Selection is March 15th
March 8, 2008
The selection of district level delegates will take place on March 15th in each of Arizona’s Congressional Districts. It’s time to make plans to attend or prepare your proxy, if you are a Precinct Committeeperson.
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