Cindy McCain v. John McCain on DADT
November 12, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Ask and you shall receive" they say. I asked, and Cindy McCain delivered. John Aravosis reports at Americablog.com Cindy McCain does video opposing DADT, accusing 'our government' of sending signal that bullying is okay: John McCain is leading the filibuster against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" "repeal" legislation in the Senate (it's not
Debunking the media’s favorite GOP myth
November 12, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A New AP-GfK poll released on Thursday shows that: "When it comes to the health care law Obama signed in March, just 39 percent back the GOP effort to repeal it or scale it back. Fifty-eight percent would rather make even more changes in the health care system or leave the measure
I’m not a face-ist, but . . .
November 11, 2010
by David Safier For fear of being accused of being a face-ist, I have to ask: Is it just me, or do all these guys look alike? To my eye, it's the same guy, with minor variations. Do all their ancestors hail from the same part of Europe? Is there a certain gene that makes
And speaking of for-profit colleges . . .
November 11, 2010
by David Safier You know Kaplan, the tutoring/test-prep company? (You need to boost your SATs or LSATs, or you're having trouble with math? That's what Kaplan is there for.) Now they run a string of for-profit colleges as well, and they make four times as much from them as they do from their tutoring business.
College loans, student debt and for-profit colleges
November 11, 2010
by David Safier It hasn't gotten much press here, but there are moves at the federal level to put more rules and regulations on for-profit colleges like, for instance, University of Phoenix. It's not that the feds want to tell these colleges how and what to teach. It's that they want to make sure the
NY Times Editorial: Waiting for Senator McCain
November 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If only the Arizona McMedia would hold our angry old homophobe to account like this. Waiting for Senator McCain – NYTimes.com: Senator John McCain has long defended the rights of military servicemen and women. It is a particular disappointment that he is vowing to filibuster the Pentagon’s spending bill unless a measure
Pete Peterson’s war on social security – and his media enablers
November 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In coming weeks you are going to see the name of Pete Peterson pop up frequently in news reports, but the reporting will not contain a disclaimer identifying whom he and the think tanks he funds are nor what his relationship is to the news organization. I warned you about this back
Exit Poll: Tax the rich, protect social security
November 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Exit poll data indicates that even as voters cast a vote for Republicans on November 2nd they were decidedly against the Republican agenda of tax cuts for the rich and corporations, and cuts to social security. Voters last week sent Washington a strong message about fixing the federal budget, according to exclusive numbers from a
