Tuition tax credit, STO articles, part 2

by David SafierThe 3rd and 4th article in the East Valley Tribune's series, Rigged Privilege, came out Tuesday. The stories contain further evidence of the abuses of tuition tax credits by both private schools and School Tuition Organizations. Schools teach parents how to skirt law details some outlandish behavior by schools and STOs and is … Read more

GOP Astroturf for K Street Lobbyists and the Status Quo

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The health insurance industry lobbyists, right-wing political action committees, and the RNC are orchestrating an Astroturf campaign to disrupt townhall meetings of Democratic members of Congress to create YouTube moments for the easily gullible and incompetent mainstream media to report as public opposition to health care reform. The people who show up at these … Read more

New DNC Ad: Enough of the Mob

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic National Committee released a new web ad on Tuesday evening, accusing the Republican Party of being taken over by an angry mob of "birther" conspiracy theorists and disgruntled partisans. DNC Goes All In: Takes On Birthers, Conservative "Mob" In New Web Ad The spot, titled "Enough of the Mob," is … Read more

DNC ads praise Reps. Giffords and Kirkpatrick for health care work

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm is launching radio spots praising two centrist Arizona congresswomen for "taking on the lobbyists and the special interests and standing up for us and our families" and "working every day to make sure we have affordable quality health care." AZ/DC Blog: DNC ads praise … Read more