Foreclosuregate Update: Merscorp Inc. sued by Delaware for deceptive practices
October 28, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is big. Vice President Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, has filed a lawsuit against Merscorp Inc., the operator of a national mortgage registry used by banks, in the Foreclosuregate scandal. Mortgage Registry MERS Sued by Delaware Attorney General – Businessweek: Merscorp Inc., the operator … Read more
AIRC Update: Brewer’s ‘nuclear option’ includes election rigging plan to repeal Prop. 106
October 28, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The immediate concern is that our lame-duck Governor and the Tea-Publican legislature will abuse the powers of their office to "impeach" (remove) one or more citizen volunteer commissioners from the Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission, and appoint a replacement(s) who will do their bidding and give them everything they demand, destroying the "independence" … Read more
In Memoriam: Judy Burns, child advocate and educator
October 28, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sad news on Thursday; long-time child advocate and TUSD school board member Judy Burns passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. TUSD board member Judy Burns dies: Longtime TUSD Governing Board member and child advocate Judy Burns died Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack. Burns, 63, served on the board for 11 years, … Read more
A luncheon honoring Charles G. Koch today – tell him what you really think of him!
October 28, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You have got to be kidding me. The Philanthropy Roundtable is honoring Charles G. Koch today as the 2011 recipient of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership with a luncheon at the Phoenician in Scottsdale. And they are giving him a $250,000 grant for a charity of his choice! (It will … Read more
Bush-era gun walking, Mexico, and Fast and Furious
October 27, 2011
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by David Safier The Star's Tim Steller punches another hole in the Republican meme that Fast and Furious was a crime-of-the-millenium outrage unprecedented in recent history. True, Fast and Furious was a botched ATF operation that let guns walk into Mexico without yielding the hoped-for results of leading us to the higher-ups in the Mexican … Read more
The Less Than Do Nothing Tea-Publican Congress in One Chart
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/t Daily Kos: The do-nothing Republican House
CBO Study: Income Inequality in America
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You may have seen this story in your local newspaper today Rich are getting much richer: The richest 1 percent of Americans have been getting far richer over the past three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax household income only crawl up in comparison, according to a … Read more
AZ GOP Congressional Caucus (FAIR Trust) is strong-arming Governor and Legislature on AIRC
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Fallout from our lame-duck Governor Brewer's autocratic attempt to assault the "independence" of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is continuing. It has come to light that the Arizona GOP Congressional Caucus, i.e., the "soft money" GOP redistricting organization FAIR Trust, is responsible for bringing pressure to bear on our lame-duck governor and Arizona legislature … Read more
