by David Safier Obama is an enemy of humanity. It must be true. Trent Franks said so. UPDATE: Franks didn't mean to say Obama is an enemy of humanity. Bethany Haley, spokeswoman for Franks, said the congressman was referring to "unborn humanity" and should have clarified his statement. Ah. Obama is an enemy of unborn … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: So now I'm supposed to believe that the Republican Party is the defender of Medicare? Seriously? In my lifetime Republicans have castigated Medicare as the gateway drug to socialism (Saint Ronnie Reagan got his political start opposing Medicare as socialism in 1961) and they have sought to either kill or reduce funding … Read more
by David SafierThis is one of a series of posts, Peeking into Charter Schools. If you have information you wish to contribute, you can post comments or email me: safier@schooltales.net. This is a first post in my attempts to try and make sense of the Imagine Schools in Arizona. I'm plowing new territory, since I've … Read more
by David Safier Grijalva continues his heavy lifting on health care reform with a long op ed in The Hill: Public option — accept nothing less. Some highlights. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) recently released his version of healthcare reform. However, his bill fails to meet the most basic principles of healthcare reform. The legislation presented … Read more
by David Safier I refuse to summarize the garbage coming out of the Republican/right wing outrage machine about a group of elementary school children singing the praises of Obama. If you haven't read about it, this might not make any sense, but those are the breaks. Here is a song that was sung by schoolchildren … Read more