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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens to retire… let the buffoonery begin
April 9, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's going to be another long, hot summer of buffoonery from conservatives. Conservatives believe that Republican presidents are "entitled" to their nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, no questions asked. Conservatives correspondingly believe that Democratic presidents must seek the approval of Republican senators in nominating a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court,
Melvin wants to resurrect Minutemen on state’s dime
April 9, 2010
by David Safier Al Melvin proclaimed himself a "proud Minuteman" during his unsuccessful 2006 run for LD-26 Senate, then decided to play the moderate to get elected. Now that he's in the Senate and the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is history, Melvin has written what the Phoenix New Times calls a "hastily-drafted provision" to set
Will Arizona’s prima donna Sheriff Joe Arpaio run for governor?
April 9, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Aging media darling and prima donna Sheriff Joe Arpaio is tantalizing the chattering class with hints that he is exploring a run for governor. Both the Arizona Guardian (subscription required) and the Arizona Republic report that crazy Uncle Joe is price comparison shopping for a company that uses paid petition circulators to
FactCheck.org — education edition
April 9, 2010
by David Safier For those of you in the classroom who are looking for a resource to keep up with what's fact and what's fiction on a day-to-day basis, FactCheck.org has launched a new website FactCheckEd.org. I haven't looked through it myself, so this is information for educators, not an endorsement. Both sites are projects
G.I. looking for Philanthropy Officer: to bring money in, not give it out
April 9, 2010
by David Safier Goldwater Institute does few things as well as turning the meaning of words inside out. Prime example: Matthew Ladner's contention that Bus drivers are Bureaucrats. That one is infuriating at the same time it's amusing. But this one is just funny. G.I. posted a job opening for a Philanthropy Officer. To figure
The legislative scorecard to date
April 9, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times has a brief rundown of the legislative scorecard to date. Brewer signs 22 bills into law, vetoes one: After the first 87 days of the 2010 legislative session, 61 bills had made it to the governor’s desk for a final up-or-down decision. So far, she has signed 22
Ed Supe candidate Huppenthal: And by public education, I mean private education.
April 9, 2010
by David Safier Our latest Floridation of Arizona Education move is to create a constitutionally sanctioned voucher system. Florida had one. The students in private schools performed no better than those is public schools. And it was ruled unconstitutional and tossed out. But never mind details. We need one too. Huppenthal wants to import the
Meet the billionaire brothers who bankroll the radical right
April 8, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I read a discussion of the Koch brothers to posts David Safier posted recently. You may find this Progress Report from Think Progress in December most useful to your understanding. Radical Right — The Billionaires Behind The Hate: Billionaire brothers David (right) and Charles Koch (below left) are the wealthiest, and perhaps
