Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The only real surprise from the first day of the Special Session was how quickly the rank hypocrisy of the GOP Caucus was exposed. The all-in gamble by the Accidental Governor aka "Big Casino" by vetoing the entire K-12 budget and thus jeopardizing a July 15 payment to charter schools, a GOP … Read more
by David SafierReagan's 11th commandment — "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican" — has been broken so many times around Phoenix in the past few weeks, I half expect to see the clouds part and hear a thundering rasp from the Great Communicator: "Keep this up, and I'll give you some Communication … Read more
by David SafierFrom Tucson Weekly's The Range: The Tucson Association of Realtors starts its "Stuff the Bus" school-supply drive today. Donations of back-to-school essentials (backbacks, notebooks, binders, etc.) can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Friday, Aug. 7, at the Tucson Association of Realtors Building at 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Donations … Read more
by David SafierI've read a bunch of news reports about yesterday's legislative session, but I still have trouble believing it, because I've gotten myself in an all-bad-news-all-the-time groove about the Arizona budget. It looks like K-12 education went from losing hundreds of millions in funding to gaining $100 million from the 2009 funding levels — … Read more
by David SafierFirst there was Palindrone. As two words, Palin drone, it refers to a mindless supporter of the soon-to-be-ex guv. As one word, it refers to her speaking style, droning on and on in a random blur of words and ideas. Wittiest definition, from "Wikiality: The Truthiness Encyclopedia": Recited verbage which is so generic, … Read more