McCain joins Republican crowd slamming Steele
July 4, 2010
by David Safier John McCain, who must hold the record for the most visits to Sunday morning talk shows, tore into Michael Steele. In an EXCLUSIVE interview on “This Week,” Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., slammed RNC Chairman Michael Steele for saying that the war in Afghanistan was one of President Obama’s choosing, but stopped short
SB1070 Update: Gogol Bordello joins boycott
July 4, 2010
by David Safier Lots of bands have joined together to boycott Arizona over SB1070,including Nine Inch Nails, Steve Earle, Sweet Honey and the Rock, Kanye West and many more. With my old ears that still consider Dylan's Blonde on Blonde the all time great rock album, I don't follow many recent groups, but one of
Independence Day
July 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Happy birthday America! You're 234 years young. Celebrate the 4th of July.
Arizona AFL-CIO 2010 Candidate Endorsements
July 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona AFL-CIO:
SB1070 Update: pro SB1070 forces relish making schools immigration enforcers
July 3, 2010
by David Safier I'm a bit late writing about this article from the Capitol Times. It's the most thorough I've seen on schools, police officers and SB1070. The bottom line is, an officer is an officer is an officer whether at school, on the street or on the highway. If a student is stopped, detained
Them!
July 3, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have never been a fan of bad sci-fi movies, so this didn't naturally come to mind. Kudos to Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post for the catch. Eugene Robinson – Financial crisis? No, it's just ants" "If John Boehner feels like renting a movie this holiday weekend, I suggest he steer
July 1 Fiscal Year: Thanks to GOP, Doomsday Arrives for State Budgets
July 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For the second year in a row, and the only time in Arizona history, the GOP-controlled legislature has failed to enact a balanced state budget by the start of the fiscal year on July 1. A balanced budget is constitutionally mandated, but our Republican governor and legislators have failed miserably in their
Republican deficits vs. Democratic deficits (not all deficits are equal)
July 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr has an excellent post on how not all deficits are created equal. "Simply put, Republicans embraced massive deficits during times of prosperity, while Democrats turned to deficit spending to fight the recessions and economic hardship the GOP helped produce." PERRspectives: Republican Deficits vs. Democratic Deficits: That's the record of the
