Justice Alito: My background and experiences have shaped me
May 28, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Justice Samuel Alito expressed the same sentiments as Judge Sonia Sotomayor (in the previous post) during his confirmation hearing. Alito: My family’s immigrant experience shaped judicial outlook I swear these right-wingers have never heard of "the Google" or YouTube. In an exchange with Sen. Tom Coburn, who had asked Alito to discuss
Slavery and “Separate but equal” were once perfectly legal
May 28, 2009
by David SafierOK, so the headline is over the top. Guilty as charged. Sue me. I just want to make the point that when Yarbrough says his ties to the tuition tax credit legislation and his financial gains from his STO are perfectly legal, even if he's right, that's a pretty thin answer. All it
Hey, media villagers! Context is everything
May 28, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The lazy media villagers and Beltway bloviators are all simply reading from the conservative talking points memo about how Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a "racist".. a "reverse racist," … "a bigot"… all based upon a single line from a speech in 2001 taken entirely out of context. For example, here is an
More people want to teach
May 28, 2009
by David SafierIt makes perfect sense. During an economic downturn, more people will turn to teaching. With fewer private sector jobs out there, people are more willing to consider public sector jobs where there's less money but more job security. Right now, a new teacher probably has a very secure job. Our school funding can't
The BfA Medal for Bravery Under Fire goes to . . .
May 28, 2009
by David SafierI have to express my admiration for Matthew Ladner's tenacity and his willingness to enter this liberal lion's den again and again and again (Though I want to make it clear, Matthew, that the lion's den reference does not turn you into Daniel. Don't press your luck!). I'm sure we can find some
The Bob Stump story
May 28, 2009
by David SafierNow that the Tucson Weekly has expanded the scope of the STO story from Steve Yarbrough to Bob Stump, let's take a look at how Bob Stump figures in. One of the two School Tuition Organizations housed in Yarbrough's business condo, School Choice Arizona (SCA), deals only with corporate tax credit donations. Yarbrough
Tucson Weekly pulls the Yarbrough story together
May 28, 2009
by David SafierMari Herreras of the Tucson Weekly does a terrific job of telling the whole story of Yarbrough, his STO and the various ways he profits from the tuition tax credit legislation. All the pieces of the puzzle are there, laid out in a clear, complete narrative. And there's this extra added bonus at
Why do the media villagers even care what talk radio has to say?
May 27, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Every field has its own measure of greatness. Take baseball, for example. A career .300 hitter (meaning three hits in every ten at bats – less than one-third of the time) may qualify as one of the greatest players of all time and be enshrined into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown,
