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." This is in reference to Matthew Ladner's statement … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What the…? From the twisted mind of J.D. Hayworth: Gay Marriage Could Lead To Men Marrying Horses: Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is challenging Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the Republican primary, has declared that he supports a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage — because to do otherwise could lead … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The spouses of U.S. Supreme Court Justices traditionally try to remain as apolitical as their Justice spouses (active political involvement by the federal judiciary is discouraged in order to maintain the political impartiality of the court). Not so for the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Los Angeles Times reports … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have written about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and his Roadmap to America's Future (Ruin) in previous posts. Sam Pizzigati has more with updated numbers crunching from the economics think tanks. The ‘Party of No’ May Now Rate a New Label | OurFuture.org: The Republican Party, critics like to quip, has become the … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott Very quick update from the legislature… The Senate adjourned today's special session meeting because they still don't have the votes to finish the job without Democratic votes. Apparently, Russell Pearce is the culprit this time, with some objections to the ending of a small tax credit fueling his opposition. Two Senators … Read more