by David Safier Still nothing in the mail from Starlee Rhoades at the Goldwater Institute answering my simple question: What does "many" mean in her sentence: "We believe the term bureaucrat accurately describes many of the employees in question and is a fair use of the term." I'm beginning to think I've been stood up. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Terry Goddard today challenged the Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, not to use the sales tax to fund the package of corporate tax giveaways the Arizona House of Representatives laughingly refers to as a jobs creation bill. The era of faith based supply-side trickle-down GOP economics is over. Here is the press release. … Read more
by David Safier I just read a book review in the Sunday NY Times: BLACK HEARTS: One Platoon’s Descent Into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death. It's about the horrific "murder of an entire Iraqi family in the village of Yusufiya" by 4 soldiers in Bravo Company. Here's a description of the ringleader of the … Read more
by David Safier In an article in today's Explorer, Al Melvin says one way to deal with school budget problems is to bring convicts into the schools to do maintenance work. [Melvin would] like to see school districts and other local governments use inmate labor to maintain school buildings, bus fleets and grounds. This week, … Read more
by David Safier Giffords' phone lines are being inundated with calls, from in district voters on both sides and anti-health care screamers around the country. Call Giffords to support her vote for health care reform. She needs to hear it from us. Tucson Office: (520) 881-3588 Sierra Vista Office: (520) 459-3115 D.C. Office: (202) 225-2542