More Troops, More Dollars
January 28, 2007
Oppose the war in Iraq? Then you should know how much it has already cost and will cost Arizona’s citizens. Here’s a summary: The cost to taxpayers in Arizona of the running total of $378 billion will be $5.2 billion. Of the 3,024 U.S. soldiers that have been killed in the Iraq War, 75 are
H.R. 676 Reintroduced: Single Payer, Universal Healthcare!
January 27, 2007
Want Single Payer, Universal Health Care? Well, it will be vetoed by the Current Resident, but the first step comes first: we gotta prove we can pass it. Grijalva and Pastor are already on board as sponsors. Time to contact Giffords and Mitchell and light a fire in their offices: H.R. 676 Reintroduced: Single Payer,
Leaders vs. Climbers
January 26, 2007
I’ve been thinking a little about leadership lately. I’m going to make an extraordinary claim that many readers will disagree with: Bush is a great leader. Before I substantiate that claim, I’ll qualify it: while he’s a great leader, he’s leading in all the worst ways and to all the wrong ends. Bush is wrong
Republicash Establishment Terrified of Pullen
January 24, 2007
Looks like the GOP establishment is officially terrified of Randy Pullen. They’ve rolled out the cage in which they keep their favorite attack troll, Nathan Sproul. Sproul comes out swinging in a letter to GOP State Committeemen, calling Pullen a liar, a braggart, a turn-coat, a light-weight who is unproven in fund-raising, and generally a
SOTU Six
January 24, 2007
What a great time we Liberals had last night making fun of W’s 6th SOTU. By this time we can anticipate exactly what lies and distortions his speech writers will trot out. In fact, we played a round of SOTU bingo based on his favorite buzz words, phrases and subjects. I was tempted to play
Lisa James = John McCain
January 24, 2007
This weekend a very important bellweather for the McCain Presidential campaign will sound: the election of a new Arizona GOP Chairman. Lisa James is widely regarded as the means by which McCain will cement his control over the Arizona GOP and lock down his home state, the loss of which in the preference primary would
China Signals Need for Updated Space Treaties
January 20, 2007
Link: China carries out test of kinetic anti-satellite technology. China today aimed a shot squarely across the bow of the Bush Administration’s unrealistic plans to build unilateral military dominance in space. I’ve written about the background of the issue in the past, basically arguing that this Administration’s initiatives to weaponize space risk setting off a
Presidential IQ Matters
January 17, 2007
Link: The Lovenstein Institute. According to statements in the report, there have been twelve presidents over the past 60 years, from F. D. Roosevelt to G. W. Bush who were all rated based on scholarly achievements, writings that they alone produced without aid of staff, their ability to speak with clarity, and several other psychological
