Sen. Paula Aboud: Republicans ignored alternatives to inhumane budget they approved
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Paula Aboud (D-LD28) writes in the Arizona Daily Star today Republicans ignored alternatives to inhumane budget they approved: I am sorry that we couldn't stop the governor's Republican budget from passing out of the Legislature last Thursday night. It was not for lack of trying on my part or that of … Read more
G.I. Guarantee Watch: Please, Mr. Postman, part 3
by David Safier Still nothing in the mail from Starlee Rhoades at the Goldwater Institute answering my simple question: What does "many" mean in her sentence: "We believe the term bureaucrat accurately describes many of the employees in question and is a fair use of the term." This is in reference to Matthew Ladner's statement … Read more
From the twisted mind of J.D. Hayworth: gay marriage could lead to men marrying horses
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What the…? From the twisted mind of J.D. Hayworth: Gay Marriage Could Lead To Men Marrying Horses: Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is challenging Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the Republican primary, has declared that he supports a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage — because to do otherwise could lead … Read more
Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas launches a Tea Party organization
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The spouses of U.S. Supreme Court Justices traditionally try to remain as apolitical as their Justice spouses (active political involvement by the federal judiciary is discouraged in order to maintain the political impartiality of the court). Not so for the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Los Angeles Times reports … Read more
GOP’s Roadmap to America’s Future (Ruin): Plutocracy on Steroids
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have written about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and his Roadmap to America's Future (Ruin) in previous posts. Sam Pizzigati has more with updated numbers crunching from the economics think tanks. The ‘Party of No’ May Now Rate a New Label | OurFuture.org: The Republican Party, critics like to quip, has become the … Read more
Budget package on hold…again…
Posted by Craig McDermott Very quick update from the legislature… The Senate adjourned today's special session meeting because they still don't have the votes to finish the job without Democratic votes. Apparently, Russell Pearce is the culprit this time, with some objections to the ending of a small tax credit fueling his opposition. Two Senators … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency is a winning issue for Democrats
Last week Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) broke off bipartisan negotiations over new banking regulations because lobbyists for Wall Street banks and their obstructionist Republican allies had so watered down the compromise bill that it rendered the proposed new regulations almost meaningless. Sen. Dodd promised to introduce his own bill on Monday. Dodd to Unveil Own Financial Rules … Read more
