Labor Rally Today at The Capitol – Defend the Merit System
April 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Message from the Arizona AFL-CIO: I wanted to put you on alert. Just as the state legislature is wrapping up its work, Governor Brewer is planning to rush through a plan to strip state employees of their rights at work. This week, Governor Brewer plans to present a nearly 300-page bill that would … Read more
Al Melvin takes “defensive” to a new level
April 18, 2011
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by David Safier The Star rightly allowed Cap'n Al Melvin to respond to editorials which have painted him in a [deservedly] negative light. Melvin reveals more about his personality in his defensive attacks on the Star than he does about the legislation he supports. It's a shameful display by an angry, petty man. I can … Read more
Call the Wahhmbulance! Republicans’ Feelings Hurt by President Obama
April 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week when President Obama gave his budget speech, he invited the GOP's Flim-Flam Man on the GOP budget, Rep. Paul Ryan, to attend his speech and even gave him a front row seat. The president proceeded to lay waist to the Ryan Roadmap to America's Ruin and exposed it for the … Read more
Reprehensible. And now we have the tape
April 18, 2011
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by David Safier I posted a few weeks back about the immature, disrespectful behavior of Republican Rep. Fillmore in the wee hours of the morning during budget talks. He claimed to support a Democratic amendment, then praised Dems for their public service. After a minute of seeming sincerity, he shouted, "April Fools," and trashed the … Read more
Scathing Senate Committee Report About the Banksters of Wall Street
April 17, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this story last week, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a scathing 640-page report regarding market manipulation by the banksters of Wall Street, based upon a review of tens of millions of documents over two years. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, accused … Read more
Arizona legislature week in review and preview of the upcoming week
April 17, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings This is a long post, so grab a beer (or your favorite beverage of choice) before settling down to read this one… 🙂 As the legislative session enters its (expected) final days, they're getting ever more creative in the ways they push through their favored bits of legislation. … Read more
Top Ten Tax Charts for Tax Day
April 17, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has compiled the "Top Ten Tax Charts" to refute the nonsense you will hear from teabaggers and their corporate media on Tax Day. More like this at Top Ten Tax Charts:
Fiesta Bowl Scandal Update
April 17, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Previously we told you about the Clueless reporting in the Arizona Daily Star about the Fiesta Bowl Scandal. The right way – and wrong way – to cover the Fiesta Bowl Scandal. Unfortunately, this Clueless reporting continued today in the Star's embarrassing "political notebook" gossip column. Coughlin, Fiesta Bowl lobbyist, doesn't take … Read more
