by David Safier (TASL) Here's what we should do right now, while we're in the midst of a financial meltdown, to improve education over the next decade: Raise teacher salaries significantly. Raise salaries even more in underperforming and rural schools. Offer loan forgiveness programs to new teachers — 10%-20% off their college loans for every … Read more
by David Safier This from Sean McCaffrey, executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. He says, while Tim Bee can claim a long list of accomplishments, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' accomplishments are so thin, "you'd have to include marrying a spaceman." Spaceman. I think that's the first time I've heard that term used to describe an … Read more
by David Safier I tuned into Obama's press conference Friday with a post-election calm. For the first time since Obama came on the scene, I wasn't terrified he'd screw up and blow everything. He never did, which just made me more terrified the next time. Except for a few quips, the presser was pleasantly boring. … Read more
by David Safier Our own Jon Kyl takes a bold stand against empathy. Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal.Kyl, Arizona’s junior senator, expects Obama to appoint judges in the mold of U.S Supreme Court … Read more
by David Safier Colin Powell was less than one of my favorite people during the Bush administration — the fact is, he drove me crazy — but I never questioned his intelligence or his humanity. I was infuriated that he was weak enough to allow himself to be manipulated by the Bush administration. Over and … Read more