Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democrats had better stand and deliver for working men and women by passing the Employee Free Choice Act. Enough of this kowtowing to the white collar criminals of Wall Street. Check out this new ad from American Rights at Work: UPDATED May 2, 2009: For the benefit and education of our "usual … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The number two Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL), lamented on Thursday that the banks "are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place." He was referring to the defeat of his amendment to a bankruptcy reform bill in the U.S. Senate yesterday … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rampant speculation in recent weeks that Supreme Court Justice David Souter was contemplating retiring has now been confirmed. Obama Announces Justice Souter Is Retiring: President Obama announced this afternoon that Justice David H. Souter, the Republican-appointed New England jurist who has become a reliable member of the liberal bloc on the Supreme … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain's best friend forever (BFF) – shhh! Don't tell Phil Gramm, he thinks he is – added some more choice criticism of the Club for Growth conservatives in the New York Times today G.O.P. Debate – A Broader Party or a Purer One? Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican of South Carolina, … Read more

Posted By AzBlueMeanie: I have never considered Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and George Voinovich (R-OH) as "moderate" Republicans, but if the conservative Politico blog wants to suggest that they are I will play along for purposes of this report. Republicans feud over Specter: Faced with a high-profile defection and the prospect of political irrelevance in … Read more