Quick Takes

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to Greg Sargent at the Washington Post's Plum Line for these news items I do not have time this holiday weekend to go into in depth: * The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a report on Friday finding that the stimulus hiked GDP by as much as 3.2 percent in … Read more

‘Citizen U.S.A.’ airs Monday night at 9:00 p.m. on HBO

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you are going to a fireworks show tonight, set your DVR or TIVO for this HBO special Monday night at 9 p.m. on HBO. ‘Citizen U.S.A.’ is a melting pot that melts the American heart – The Washington Post: If you’ve never had the pleasure of watching someone become an American … Read more

Happy Independence Day!

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:   You Are Invited Pima County Democratic Party's Annual 4th of July Party Monday, July 4th8:00 pm Home of Renee Morton526 S. Stone Fireworks, friends, food and fun! This year we're starting a little bit later, and will therefore be offering a wide variety of desserts, lemonade, and tea! BYOB and bring … Read more

Americans ignorant of their own history on the 4th of July

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is not just Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann who don't know their American history. It is a sizeable chunk of the American public as well. In an annual poll conducted by Marist, more than a quarter of Americans couldn’t correctly identify the country from which the United States declared its independence. … Read more

Marshall Home™ arrested for Bankruptcy fraud

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For the commenter who left a dissertation on why he thought what our sovereign citizen Marshall Home™ was doing with foreclosures was perfectly legal awhile back, just as I predicted, federal law enforcement officials begged to differ. The Tucson Weekly reports that Marshall Home™ has been arrested for Bankruptcy fraud: [Marshall Home™ … Read more