Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona legislature and subject to change without notice. Note: I will list the agendas posted for Monday, February 15, but if a reader is interested in attending a hearing in person, call ahead. Monday is a legal holiday and most government … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this story, former president George W. Bush has returned to a billboard overlooking Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minnesota. The billboard's tagline: "Miss me yet?" Bush billboard in Minnesota: `Miss me yet?' Schubert and Hoey Outdoor Advertising in Minneapolis say the sign was purchased by a group of people … Read more
by David Safier The pixels had barely dried on a post I wrote Friday (he said, using possibly the worst print-to-cyberspace metaphor in history) about a cheating scandal on standardized tests in Georgia, when the Republic cited the glories of Georgia's use of student improvement on test scores to determine teacher salaries. Hmmm. The article … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After being humiliated by President Obama at their "questions for the president" session a couple of weeks ago, Republicans are wary that the health care negotiations that they themselves had been demanding be televised (umm, maybe not so much now) is a "trap" to make them look bad. I think Republicans have … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I've written about this guy before A legitimate "birther" movement for corporations, but now the right-wing is beginning to take notice as well. From Think Progress Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp … Read more