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Job Posting: PCDP Finance Director
November 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Pima County Democratic Party is currently accepting applications for the position of Finance Director. The PCDP will be accepting applications until November 30th. Interviews will take place the following week. Training for the position will take place December 13-17, and the position will start January 3rd. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate
Oh, and can you throw in a pony for Christmas?
November 20, 2010
by David Safier A letter in today's Star lays out what the country wants from Congress: . . . more jobs, lower taxes, smaller government, less intrusion from the government, immigration reform and an improved economy. I mean, is that too much to ask? All he wants for Christmas is six sound-bite solutions to all
Save Ethnic Studies forum today
November 20, 2010
by David Safier This is a little late, but for those who are interested in attending: Save Ethnic Studies will be featured at an educational forum hosted by the ACLU of Southern Arizona and Las Adelitas Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 following the filing of a lawsuit by 11 Tucson teachers against Tom Horne
The infamous “Daisy ad” returns for Jon Kyl
November 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than 40 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson used images of a little girl, a daisy and a mushroom cloud to urge people to vote for him, saying the “stakes are too high.” Now, a group backing the ratification of a new arms treaty with Russia has created a version of Mr.
GOP “death panels” in Arizona
November 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Countdown with Keith Olbermann dedicated its first two segments Friday nght to Arizona's AHCCCS transplant controversy — budget cuts made by the Republican-dominated legislature and signed by governor Jan Brewer ending transplant coverage for people on AHCCCS because no insurer will insure them. It was a cold cost-benefit analysis: so few people
White House White Board: The Rebirth of The American Auto Industry
November 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the President’s tough decisions on the American auto industry in light of the General Motors IPO. The New York Times reports that "American taxpayers’ ownership of General Motors was halved on Wednesday, and billions of dollars in bailout money was returned to
The unreality of the Beltway bubble
November 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you have ever wondered why Congress is so out of touch with average Americans and serves only the interests of the wealthiest Americans, Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org) has the answer. Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy – OpenSecrets: Despite a stubbornly sour national economy congressional members’ personal
The Arizona Republic kisses Kyl’s ass
November 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a mendacious editorial opinion today, the editors of the Arizona Republic kissed Sen. Jon Kyl's ass instead of calling for his head for putting partisan party politics ahead of the national security of the United States. Senate, Obama can achieve arms deal: A new nuclear-arms reduction treaty between the United States
