Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Godwin's law aka Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies states: "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." Mike Godwin, creator of the law, has argued that the overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reported Saturday that "The man who drew international attention by bringing an assault rifle to President Barack Obama's rally on Monday is a Phoenix resident with ties to several anti-government or Nativist groups." Protester with assault rifle at Obama rally ID'd "The man, who until now has been identified … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” — Albert Einstein The GOP insane clown posse transmitted to the Accidental Governor the same budget package on Thursday that she vetoed on July 1 in hopes the move will produce a different result. Insanity. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been a bit remiss lately in updating the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx. Since the last update, former Arizona Democratic Party chairman Jim Pederson and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon have announced that they will not be a … Read more
by David SafierI'm no fan of columnist Joe Klein, but today's column in Time lays out the disturbing truth about our current political climate and today's Republican Party: How can you sustain a democracy if one of the two major political parties has been overrun by nihilists? And another question: How can you maintain the … Read more