AIRC Update: Public hearings this week
December 6, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yeah, yeah. I'm a day late with the schedule. I was busy, so sue me. According to Steve Muratore, you didn't miss anything on Monday. The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting — Calm before the Storm?: On Monday, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission met for the fourth time since the state Supreme Court reinstated … Read more
Brewer’s education policy is A-Wreck
December 6, 2011
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by David Safier Note to the governor's people who name boards: If you don't want the Arizona Ready Education Council called "A-Wreck," don't make its initials AREC. (I considered noting, Brewer & Co. think ALEC is too liberal/socialist, so they changed the L-Left in its initials to R-Right to come up with AREC — but … Read more
From the Mall
December 5, 2011
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by David Safier First shots of the Occupy the Capitol encampment. We're talking big, beautiful tents here, a fair number of them in the middle of the Mall (around 14th and Constitution, if you know the city). A meeting tent, cafeteria tent, registration tent, many others. I haven't wandered in and out of the whole … Read more
Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, takes America hostage (again) for tax cuts for the rich
December 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona and America cannot get rid of this ignorant evil bastard soon enough. Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, says We’ll Only Extend Payroll Tax Cut If You Extend Bush Cuts Too | TPMDC: On the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Jon Kyl argued that reducing the payroll tax doesn’t stimulate the economy — a claim … Read more
President Obama to channel Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Square Deal’ on Tuesday
December 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Hill reports Obama looks to channel Teddy Roosevelt in Kansas: President Obama will look to channel President Theodore Roosevelt on Tuesday as he continues to try to present himself as a champion of the middle class and Republicans as defenders of the rich and entrenched special interests. Obama will travel to … Read more
A preview of coming attractions under Jan Brewer’s political ‘spoils system’
December 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Boss Tweed Gov. Jan Brewer wil roll out her secret plan to do away with the civil service merit selection system in time for the legislative session in January. But we have already seen a preview of coming attractions under Jan Brewer's political Spoils system of it is enacted into law. The process has already begun … Read more
A new era begins in Tucson: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
December 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan Rothschild is Tucson's first new mayor in 12 years, replacing Mayor Bob Walkup. Rothschild was sworn in this morning along with the other council members elected in November, Shirley Scott, Regina Romero and Paul Cunningham. An Inauguration Celebration Luncheon was held at Noon. I couldn't make it to the luncheon, but … Read more
Has the ‘date which will live in infamy’ been forgotten?
December 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." – President Franklin Delano Roosevelt This December 7th marks the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, "a date which will live in … Read more
