AZ BlueMeanie By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings By now, most folks have heard of the incident where the hacker group LulzSec accessed then released some confidential records from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Arizona's new House Speaker Andy Tobin (R-bleepin' Yankees fan) responded with predictable outrage, stating that the hackers should be "prosecuted to the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John "just build the dang fence" McCain got into trouble last week for suggesting the fires in southern Arizona were set by illegal immigrants before an investigation has been completed and without any evidence. He just feels it in his old bones. McCain and his GOP pals with him claimed a … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Event notice from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office: DEFICIT REDUCTION TOWN HALL Presentation and discussion with leading experts on national budget policy You make the cuts * You make the budget Join the Conversation! June 30, 2011 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center North Ballroom … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Like the Ancient Mariner, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is now burdened with an albatross round his neck. His "Ryan Roadmap to America's Ruin," the foundation for the Tea-Publican budget, has proven deeply unpopular with the American people and Rep. Ryan himself, heretofore little known outside of his native Wisconsin, is now the most unpopular … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 he said to his aide Bill Moyers, "We have lost the South for a generation." Johnson fully understood the consequences of his signing the bill, but he and the members of Congress who voted for the bill did what was morally … Read more