Republican mayor says U.S. in a civil war
July 15, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott I haven't posted here too much recently because I mostly cover legislative matters, and the lege has adjourned. However, this one is too good to pass up… …While the neo-Nazi Mexican hunting squads "patriotic citizen anti-immigrant patrols" may not have made it to the area around Yuma as yet, Yuma is
Is Huppenthal a dreaded Moral Relativist?
July 15, 2010
by David Safier For decades, conservatives have condemned schools for teaching Moral Relativism. It's also called Values Clarification. A Values Clarification question might be something like, "How should you punish someone who steals food to feed his hungry family?" That's terrible! scream conservatives. Right is right. Wrong is wrong. The law is the law! We
Ezra Klein on the failed GOP economic ideology
July 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you many times that the faith based supply-side "trickle down" GOP economic ideology has been entirely disproved and discredited. Yet the Republicans' bold election strategy this year is "back to the good old days of George W. Bush!" You remember that golden era, don't you? The weakest post-recession (2001)
Congress passes financial reform bill
July 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate today finally passed the financial reform bill when the mythical moderates from Maine, Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, and former Tea Party heartthrob-turned-traitor Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts gave Democrats the 60 votes needed for cloture to end the GOP filibuster. One Democrat, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin voted no,
CCEC Debate: LD 28 Democratic House candidates
July 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: LD 28 Democratic House candidates Steve Farley, Ted Prezelski, Mohur Sidhwa, Tim Sultan and Bruce Wheeler debate.
SB 1070 Update: First court hearing today
July 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first court hearing in one of the seven cases filed to date over SB 1070 will be heard today. Federal judge to hear Phoenix cop's opposition to SB 1070: Foes of Arizona's tough new immigration law will get their first chance Thursday to try to block its enforcement. U.S. District Court
Fact versus fiction: Statistics refute claims by Arizona politicians regarding SB 1070
July 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: KGUN 9 "On Your Side" reports what this blog has been telling you for weeks. Statistics refute claims by Arizona politicians: TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) – Tension and rhetoric about Arizona's new immigration law is at an all-time high, with SB 1070 set to take effect in about two weeks, barring any court injunctions.
The say anything Accidental Governor
July 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I touched upon this briefly in an earlier post, but there is a remarkable interview of the Accidental Governor in the Arizona Daily Star today that should have been accompanied by a companion fact-check article – something the Star is loath to do (see posts from earlier this year about the Star's editorial
