What the Occupy Wall Street protestors are angry about – in charts

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Henry Blodget has a must-read article at Business Insider which explains Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About… in charts: So, what are the protesters so upset about, really? Do they have legitimate gripes? To answer the latter question first, yes, they have very legitimate gripes. And if America cannot … Read more

AZ Dem Chair Andrei Cherny on the GOP hissy-fit over redistricting

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP negotiating position is essentially "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is negotiable." As you might imagine, this is not a "good faith" bargaining position. It reflects the Tea-Publican's sense of entitlement to lord over us all, "as God intends it." This authoritarianism is undemocratic and un-American, and should be … Read more

Sorry, Johnny, federal regulations are not causing unemployment

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Thursday, Sen. John McCain called for a "moratorium" on federal regulations which are "costing businesses billions and billions of jobs." No, really. The United States only has a population slightly more than 300 million people, so this is gross exaggeration by Grampy Crankypants. So is his assertion that government regulations are … Read more