Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rhonda Bodfield of the Arizona Daily Star fact checked, in a roundabout manner, the wild claims being made by the "Republican" candidates for Tucson city council and their Tea Party supporters. Tea Party organizers, Dems square off at downtown events. Here is her fact check reformatted: Claim: Members of the Tea Party … Read more
by David Safier As always, I preface discussions about findings from educational studies by saying they should be taken with generous helpings of salt. That being said, studies covered in the NY Times and the LA Times indicate: . . . children of Hispanic immigrants tend to be born healthy and start life on an … Read more
by David Safier A little over a week ago, I posted an email city council candidate Steve Kozachik sent to Nina Trasoff's office that was basically a job application for a big job with Rio Nuevo. He wrote it before he declared as a candidate. In a Star article today, Pima Dem Chair Jeff Rogers … Read more
by David Safier For years, the electronic voting companies have kept the codes that run their voting systems a deep, dark secret, saying it was propriety information — essentially making our elections wholly owned subsidiaries of private companies. But Riverside County requests for the code have borne fruit, according to Brad Blog. The code is … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Media villagers and Beltway bloviators inform us of their conventional wisdom (CW) that Republicans will enjoy a mid-term election resurgence in 2010. First of all, when was the last time that CW was correct? Anyone? That's what I thought. Secondly, the Beltway media elites have always shilled for the GOP, win … Read more