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Liz “Sprinkles” Sidoti and the All Propaganda (AP)
March 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Regular readers will recall that I occasionally refer to the AP as "all propaganda" (rather than the Associated Press). This is not without justification. Let's take today's "analysis" piece by the AP in national newspapers originally captioned by The Associated Press: Analysis: Note to Washington: Voters say talk jobs. In The Arizona Republic
And the nominees are… Part 2
March 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen for her reporting LD 30 precinct committeemen/women select Vogt, Schneider, and Sposito – Carolyn's Community: [Last] night 82 certified precinct committeemen/women of LD 30 selected Ted Vogt, Parralee Schneider, and Doug Sposito as nominees for the vacant House Rep.
The Center for Arizona Policy: The Shadow Legislature
March 10, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings They probably will consider the title of the post to be a compliment, even though it really is intended to merely point out that it is considered to be the most influential lobbying group working a legislature that is renowned for its willingness to be swayed by
Democrats bring the economy back from the brink of a Great Depression
March 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: John Aravosis at Americablog.com gets it exactly right regarding the latest in Bloomberg News. 'If he was a Republican, we would hear a never-ending drumbeat of news stories about markets voting in favor of the president.' From Bloomberg: One year after U.S stocks hit their post-financial-crisis low on March 9, 2009, the
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) introduces the Public Option Act
March 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is not waiting for senators to sign on to Sen. Michael Bennet's letter for a public option through the reconciliation process. Whip Congress for a Public Option (last count was 40 senators). Today Alan Grayson introduced the Public Option Act (crooksandliars.com): Alan Grayson came to the House Floor today
Nice stuff for teachers (and others)
March 10, 2010
by David Safier The NY Times has posted a series of short videos of teachers in their classrooms with a running narration describing why what the teacher is doing is effective. These things are usually dreary and didactic, but this set of videos is a welcome change. They're short, interesting and helpful. The videos are
Jeb Bush endorses John McCain
March 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yet another GOP establishment-type has come to the rescue of embattled Sen. John McCain. Jeb Bush endorses McCain in Arizona « – Blogs from CNN.com: Another high-profile Republican is backing Sen. John McCain's bid for a fifth term in the Senate. McCain's campaign announced Wednesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has
G.I. Guarantee Watch: I try to understand
March 10, 2010
by David Safier All bus drivers are bureaucrats, but not all bureaucrats are bus drivers. All buses drive bureaucrats, but not all bureaucrats drive buses. All cafeteria food is bureaucratic, but not all bureaucrats eat cafeteria food. Teachers are not bureaucrats, but some teachers teach bureaucrats. When the broom is an arrow, the custodian is
