Horne not interested in investigating Arizona’s for-profit college scam
June 6, 2011
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by David Safier Tom Horne is doing whatever he can to prevent the voter approved medical marijuana initiative from happening. But he refuses to join with other states to investigate for-profit colleges, which lie to students and saddle them with huge loans while making their millions from the government. I've posted about this scam before. … Read more
The GOP’s ‘Ayn Rand Budget’ vs. Jesus
June 6, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been writing about the GOP's alleged boy genius, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and his GOP Roadmap to America's Ruin for more than a year now. The GOP budget Ryan drafted was approved by all but four Republicans in the House and all but five Republicans in the Senate. Recently the … Read more
Putting O’Dell’s “city sick/vacation leave scandal” exposé into perspective
June 5, 2011
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by David Safier Rob O'Dell has another of his "If it bleeds [money], it leads," "I hate city government" front page exposés in the Star today. The story: City employees get tens of thousands of dollars when they retire if they don't use all their sick and vacation days. It's a typical O'Dell hit piece. … Read more
More on Pearce’s appointment of a convicted felon to Child Support Committee
June 4, 2011
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by David Safier I posted a few days ago about Pearce appointing Terry Decker, who was convicted of punching a teacher who tried to stop him from taking his children out of school (he was the non-custodial parent, and it wasn't his visitation day) to serve on the Child Support Committee. In Pearce's defense, he … Read more
You gotta love it
June 4, 2011
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by David Safier Brett Mecum was fired from his job as head of the AZ Republican Party. No, not really. He actually resigned. But the party agreed to "fire" him so he could collect unemployment. Perfectly legal. But doesn't that, um, take away his incentive to go out and look for a job? How sad. … Read more
The First Tequila Party Rally Tonight in Tucson
June 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (A quick note to The Tequila Party: send a press release if you want anyone to know about your event). The Tequila Party (TTP) is holding its first national Tequila Party Rally in downtown Tucson this Saturday, June 4, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. at La Cocina Restaurant (Courtyard), 201 N. Court Avenue, Tucson … Read more
Did anybody notice…?
June 3, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …that Rep. Paul "I'm a millionaire" Gosar (R-AZ1) pushed an anti-Davis-Bacon Act amendment to the Homeland Security funding bill passed by the House this week? The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on public works projects are paid the "prevailing wage" in their area. The amendment failed, even with … Read more
Al Qaeda urges followers to exploit the gun show loophole
June 3, 2011
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by David Safier Unfortunately, this is for real: Al Qaeda urging its followers in America to buy firearms at gun shows where there are no background checks and use them in acts of terrorism. In a video released today Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn encourages terrorists to use American gun shows to arm themselves for … Read more
