Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Republicans have a real problem with democracy and respecting the will of Arizona voters. In yet another move in a series of measures designed to overturn the will of Arizona voters who have approved citizen initiatives to which the Grand Ayatollah (Grover Norquist) is opposed, the GOP Taliban yesterday sought to … Read more
by David Safier For the first time since last spring or early summer, I feel the wind at the Democrats' backs, both in the state and in the country. The same wind is blowing sand and spray in the Republicans' faces. Will the Democrats use the wind to set sail in the right policy and … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said recently that, just as Republicans were unanimous in opposing the public plan in the health care debate, so too are they united against an independent consumer financial protection agency, or CFPA — a proposal championed by Elizabeth Warren, head of the TARP oversight panel. Plan for Consumer Protection … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The disturbing pattern of authoritarianism from our Southern Arizona Republican legislators continues unabated (see Update re: Southern Arizona legislator questionnaires in the Daily Star, Cigarettes for the poor: No. Religious schools for the rich: Yes,Rep. David Stevens: a throwback to the 19th Century, Frank Antenori has an anger management problem, Cheryl Cage: … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Congressman Raul Grijalva have both sent out notices that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the passage of the stimulus plan at downtown's historic train depot at 10 a.m. this Thursday with a big announcement about a project in Tucson. They will … Read more