Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In one of the most inexplicable moves to date, John McCain aired a web-ad yesterday, "Dems Praise McCain," extolling his willingness to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats in an effort to revive his now defunct "maverick" image. The ad includes clips of Democrats saying nice things about McCain (the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced a major scientific breakthrough in the development of large-scale solar power generation. ‘Major discovery’ from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution – MIT News Office: "With today’s announcement, MIT researchers have hit upon a simple, inexpensive, highly efficient process for storing solar energy. Requiring … Read more
Note from Mike Bryan: David Safier has been doing a great job covering aspects of the education scene on BlogforArizona that are largely ignored by the MSM (and he’s become quite a wit with his missives from the McCain “Ranch”). In his first endeavor at an investigative piece, on outsourcing at one of Arizona’s online … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: McCain had long supported the ban on offshore oil drilling in environmentally sensitive coastal areas, protected by an executive order signed by President George H. W. Bush, and regularly renewed by Congress. McCain’s reputation as a "maverick" and an "environmentalist" with his McMedia "base" was premised upon his opposition to the Republican … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, John McCain proposed his "federal gas tax holiday" gimmick for the summer. I guess he was too busy fund raising from lobbyists to actually show up to work in the Senate to push for enactment of his own proposal. That’s leadership. Now John McCain and his Republican allies in … Read more