by David Safier Until a few years ago, reusable shopping bags were for weird old ladies. It seemed like a pretty strange idea to me, I have to say. I certainly wouldn't use bags like that when paper was so much easier. Then reusable bags became a craze for people who were dedicated environmentalists. It … Read more
by David Safier I just saw an op ed by friend of the blog Matthew Ladner in White Mountain Central Online. You know the drill by now. Arizona students have terrible test scores. Florida students have wonderful test scores. So here's how we can be more like Florida. And so on. Which reminded me. I … Read more
by David Safier What? You have problems with my headline? You doubt that crime is down this year — and it is, according to an FBI report — as a result of people being exposed to increasingly violent images in film, TV and video games? Look, I'm just trying to be consistent here. Every time … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Following her humiliating defeat in Special Session No. 5 on Saturday (Despite the budget cuts approved by the Legislature, the state is still an estimated $1.4 billion in the hole for the current fiscal year. Budget deficits for fiscal 2011 are estimated at $3.3 billion), the Accidental Governor called an emergency meeting … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have noted before how John McCain seems oblivious to the fact that there are such things as video and audio recordings, and written records. He seems to think that he can say whatever he wants and never be called on it for having done the same thing himself or contradicted his … Read more