Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Why does Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, hate the working men and women of this country? Earlier this week he tried to filibuster the jobs bill and eventually voted against the bill. Now Senator Obstruction is once again obstructing an unemployment benefits extension (as he did last year) over — wait for it … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona's twin embarrassments, Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, and Senator McNasty, John McCain are both congenital liars. But Senator Obstruction was really over-the-top, disingenuous, pants on fire liar on Wednesday repeating the GOP talking point of the day: Sen. Kyl: It is reported that the speaker has already said that she has the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On the floor of the House on Wednesday afternoon during a debate over a planned vote to revoke the anti-trust exemption (McCarran-Ferguson Act) for health insurance monopolies, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) declared that "the Republican Party is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the insurance industry" (no, I do not write his speeches, but … Read more
by David Safier Legislative news from today's Star: SB1097, mandating that schools submit the names of children who are not in the country legally to the DOE, was approved by its Senate committee. Another bill says the state will not give any money to schools for students not here legally, though I'm not sure of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Special thanks to volunteer Curtis Dutiel for videotaping the LD 28 Candidate Forum and editing the videos. The LD 28 House candidates spoke in alphabetical order. Incumbent Rep. Steve Farley spoke first, following the pyrotechnics between Sen. Paula Aboud and former Rep. Ted Downing. Ted Prezelski, whom many of you know from … Read more