The Fire Next Time: The Euro Financial Crisis – S&P downgrades debt of 9 countries
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the government debt of France, Austria, Italy and Spain by one notch, Only Germany maintained the coveted ‘AAA’ level. S&P downgrades ratings on France, Italy, Spain, Austria 1 notch; Germany keeps AAA rating – The Washington Post: The cuts, which eliminated France and Austria’s triple-A status, … Read more
If they can’t manage a campaign, why are we to believe they can manage a country?
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Oops!" And not just Governor Goodhair Rick Perry this time. Perry, Gingrich lose lawsuit to get on Virginia primary ballot – The Washington Post: A federal judge denied a request Friday to add four presidential candidates to Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), former House … Read more
Fact checking the mendacity of ‘Mittens’
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If there are any media villagers who are not regular readers of Steve Benen at the Political Animal, I am going to highly recommend that you start with his new feature on Friday afternoons fact checking the mendacity of that pathological liar, Willard "Mittens" Romney. This weekly feature will save you substantial time in … Read more
White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the White House White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson, Arizona: On Monday, January 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., please join us at the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in Tucson, Arizona. The summit will connect senior Obama Administration officials from diverse policy areas with community leaders, … Read more
No partisanship from Vic Williams here. Move along, please.
January 13, 2012
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by David Safier Steve Farley has proposed one of those nonpartisan bills, to ban coverings on license plates that interfere with photo radar. It's about stopping people from interfering with law enforcement and discouraging people from speeding, which endangers their safety and the safety of others. LD-26 Republican Vic Williams is Chair of the House … Read more
Economists are idiots . . . or maybe just self deluded
January 13, 2012
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by David Safier If you want to know how wrong economists can be, read the entire NY Times article about the Federal Reserve meetings in 2006. Transcripts of the meetings were just released. The housing bubble? Oh, they saw it, but they were sure it wasn't a problem. The general consensus on the board, summarized … Read more
Move along, folks. No racist dog whistles to see here.
January 13, 2012
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by David Safier Rick Santorum scored a thinly veiled racist twofer in his condemnation of Romney as not offering a "clear contrast" to Obama. “We need contrasts,” Mr. Santorum said, “not just a paler shade of what we have.” A paler shade of what we have. I guess Romney is nothing but a lighter skinned … Read more
The GOP establishment freak-out: heresy!
January 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Americans are rightfully angry that not one bankster of Wall Street has been charged or prosecuted for engaging in the massive fraud of casino capitalism on Wall Street that nearly destroyed our financial system and our economy. And they are back to business as usual after being bailed out by us taxpayers. … Read more
