Hawaii to “Birthers”: leave us alone losers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The State of Hawaii is about to render moot the bill of "Birther" queen Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley). From the AP: Hawaii lawmakers are moving closer to passing a measure allowing the state to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate. <br/> A conference committee unanimously voted Tuesday to … Read more
McCain: Illegal immigrants are “intentionally causing accidents on the freeway”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier touched on this briefly here At what point do you say McCain has lost it? Crooksandliars.com goes into more detail. "Small Government" McCain slams federal government while blaming immigrants for staged accidents: John McCain is really scrambling this time around, it seems. In this segment on BillO's show, he hammers … Read more
Prop 100 Forum Thursday; LDs 25-26 Leg Update Forum Friday
by David Safier Here are a couple of events worth attending, one Thursday at 6pm, the other Friday morning at 8am. • Tucson Community-Wide Forum on Proposition 100: Thursday, April 22, 6-8pm, Tucson Association of Realtors Conference Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. (520) 327-4218. Panelists include: Nic Clement, Flowing Wells Superintendent and head of the … Read more
More about G.I.’s ridiculous $400 per family figure
by David Safier As I've noted before, the Goldwater Institute has scaled back its estimated cost of the proposed sales tax hike to the average family from the ludicrous — $600 per year — to the merely ridiculous — $400 per year. I've written that, for a family with a $65,000 income — the more-or-less … Read more
Trouble ‘Brewering’ over corporate welfare tax give-away package
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) reports that the Accidental Governor is proposing an "Arizona Jobs Package" (where was this proposal at the beginning of the legislative session? Or last year?) vastly different – and much less expensive -from House Speaker Kirk Adams' corporate welfare tax give-away package that he laughingly refers to … Read more
Can you get your exaggerations straight, please?
by David Safier First it was the Goldwater Institute claiming a one cent sales tax hike would cost the average family $600 a year, then lowering the number to $400. They're both wildly wrong, but still, G.I. blinked. Now it's Tom Jenney, Arizona state chapter director of ultra conservative Americans For Prosperity, stepping back from … Read more
Congressman Raul Grijalva warns of an economic boycott against Arizona if SB 1070 becomes law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva took to the cable talk shows yesterday to warn of an economic boycott against the state of Arizona if the Accidental Governor signs SB 1070 into law. Arizona has been down this road before. In November 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the federal law making the third Monday in … Read more
