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Update: Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit
August 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In doing further research on this story I came across this report by Beau Hodai, a sidebar to Corporate Con Game, In These Times' July 2010 cover story. I am posting it in its entirety because of its importance to the growing lobbyist scandal in Arizona. Ties That Bind: Arizona Politicians and the … Read more
CQ covers CD-8 Republicans, and Antenori once again reveals his boorish nature
August 16, 2010
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by David Safier CQ, which writes about all things Congressional, has an article about the Kelly-Paton smack down, saying in its headline, that the race is getting "A Little Nasty." That's an understatement, but the extreme level of animosity is par for the course in Republican primaries nationwide. One thing I'll say about them. They … Read more
Putting things into proper perspective
August 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: ABC World News Sunday aired a report last night which included this tidbit of information not widely reported, GOP Jumps on President Obama's Ground Zero Mosque Comments: "Frankly, Ground Zero is hallowed ground. … Two blocks away is not so hallow ground," said Rep. Jerry Nadler, the Democrat whose district includes the … Read more
Ezra Klein: Who to blame for job losses
August 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The mainstream media conventional wisdom, invariably the GOP talking points, is that the federal stimulus bill did little to arrest the catastrophic job losses occurring during the Bush Great Recession. As is usually the case, the mainstream media conventional wisdom is wrong. (Yet they still have a job — how ironic.) Ezra … Read more
Obama tax plan vs. extending the Bush tax cuts for the “two percenters”
August 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this report last week, GOP plan to extend tax cuts for rich adds $36 billion to deficit, panel finds: A Republican plan to extend tax cuts for the rich would add more than $36 billion to the federal deficit next year — and transfer the bulk of that … Read more
Op ed takes Teach for America to task
August 16, 2010
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by David Safier An op ed in Sunday's Republic questions the value of the Teach for America program and the success of its teachers. (Full disclosure: I'm friends with one of the authors, Carole Edelsky, a retired ASU prof, but I didn't know about the op ed until I saw it this morning.) According to … Read more
Parraz Has the Right Values, but He’s Thin on Substance
August 15, 2010
By Jenn Candidate for U.S. Senate, Randy Parraz In a video shot at a campaign appearance for the Democrats of Greater Tucson, Randy Parraz – a community organizer running in the Democratic primary for John McCain’s Senate seat – says voters should ask themselves “what type of values this person has.” In an interview with … Read more
Doonesbury takes on Arizona’s $20 million dollar man
August 15, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Sen. John "don't call me a maverick" McCain has already blown through $20 million dollars in his GOP primary race for the U.S. Senate against J.D. Hayworth and Jim Deakin. McCain approaches $20 million in campaign spending. I'm guessing Johnny has used up an advance on his … Read more
