President John McCain. Vice President Sarah Palin.
January 20, 2010
by David Safier We elected Barack Obama President in 2008, and the other side hates us for it. We also picked up Senate and House seats, adding to our gains in 2006. They hate us even more because we beat them twice. "We want our country back!" they shout. And they mean it. They want
The deck gets shuffled some more with candidate announcements
January 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You won't have Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker to kick around in the GOP gubernatorial primary any more. He has decided that he would rather run for Congress in Congressional District 3. CQ Politics | Eye on 2010 – Parker Running For Shadegg's Seat, Ending Bid For Gov He joins state Sens. Jim
Jonathan’s big day
January 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, Sen. Jonathan Paton, had a big day on Tuesday. First up was Paton's effort to punish the City of Tucson for being a "liberal bastion" by dictating to its residents how they are to conduct their local elections. Paton and his pals from Maricopa County got
Mass Backwards
January 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Brilliant analysis from Jon Stewart with his usual over-the-top sense of humor. Worst. Campaign. Ever. A Kennedy she ain't. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Farley Report 1/19/10
January 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This week's Farley Report: The Capitol is emptying out a bit this week: Three Republican Senators have already announced their intention to resign and run for Congress — Paton against Giffords, and Waring & Gorman for the vacant seat left by Shadegg's retirement. Perhaps they were not looking forward to spending the
Vince Rabago to formally announce for Attorney General on Wednesday
January 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Vince Rabago for Attorney General campaign: Vince Rabago to Announce Plans for 2010 Attorney General’s Race at Wednesday Press Conferences in Phoenix and Tucson What: Press conference at which former Assistant Attorney General Vince Rabago will announce his plans for the 2010 Attorney General’s Race When: Wednesday, January
Live Blogging Senate Judiciary
January 19, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott 3:34 – This post is getting to be too long, so I am ending this here out of respect of BfA readers and the other writers. It will be continued on my blog Random Musings, with a summary to be posted here later. 3:33 – GI claims to be neutral on
Correlation between poverty, low school achievement
January 19, 2010
by David Safier No one should be surprised to hear that schools with more low income students also tend to have low test scores. But it's still amazing to see how clearly the Arizona stats make that correlation. A reader sent me an excel spreadsheet of data he compiled from 3 public sources on the
