Fool’s Gold: G.I.’s 1-to-1 teacher to [whoever] ratio
March 15, 2010
by David Safier It's not a lie to leave out relevant information. It's just a distortion of the truth. Or, to put it another way, it's all in a day's work for Matthew Ladner, Vice President of Research for the Goldwater Institute. For the moment, let's put aside the question of whether bus drivers are
That sound you hear?
March 15, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott It's the sound of Republican legislators sharpening their knives in preparation for another round of gutting Arizona's future…even before the current round has been finalized by the Senate. From AZCentral.com – The Legislature finished the heavy lifting on the state budget Thursday, but returns today to wrap up work on two
The Coming Week: Legislative Edition, chapter 2 – the House
March 14, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice… …The post on this week's Senate committee schedule is here. On the House side of the Capitol quad this week their committees are taking up consideration of Senate bills. – Rules
Google Ads explained
March 14, 2010
by David Safier You've seen the ads on BfA and elsewhere, the strip of short ads like the example at right (on BfA, they're about 1 screen down on the left, right below "Recent Posts") and the banner ads with pictures and copy. If you've never thought about them, here's how they work. They're called
PSA: Tucson Sign Code for Political Signs
March 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have seen several political signs for Brian Miller, a Republican running for Congress in CD8, pop up around town in the past couple of weeks. Most of his signs appear to be posted on private property of business owners (permissible), but several I have seen are posted within the right-of-way along
Maybe we should call them Scarps
March 14, 2010
by David Safier Daniel Scarpinato, previously of the Star and the AZ Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet, now has a job as Paton's attack dog. His missives arrive almost daily, tearing into Giffords, usually trying to maintain their balance on a tightrope hanging somewhere between partial truth from out-and-out howlers. I won't repeat his claims —
In Memoriam: Theodore C. Olbermann
March 14, 2010
Posted by AzblueMeanie: MSNBC host of Countdown, Keith Olbermann, writes about the death of his father on Saturday. Baseball Nerd: Theodore C. Olbermann, 1929-2010: My father died, in the city of his birth, New York, at 3:50 EST this afternoon. Though the financial constraints of his youth made college infeasible, he accomplished the near-impossible, becoming
The Coming Week: Legislative Edition, chapter 1 – the Senate
March 14, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice. …On the Special Session front, the Senate is expected to complete railroading through passing a budget package. (AZCentral.com) …On the regular session front – The Senate committee
