Tea-Publican Teh Stupid

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This past week we had some fun with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Teh Stupid: In a press conference today, Cantor promised to present the "Prevention of a Government Shutdown Act" on the House floor on Friday. He said, "that will say to the American people: the Senate's got to … Read more

Dr. Martin Luther King on today’s anti-union effort

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Leonard Pitts, Jr. has an opinion republished in the Arizona Daily Star on Sunday. Dr. King had words for today's anti-union effort: On Monday, it will be 43 years since that man was shot from ambush and killed in Memphis, Tenn. Martin Luther King's last public actions were in defense of labor … Read more

April 4th

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I still remember as if it was yesterday. My mind goes back in time to that day every time I hear the lyrics: Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride YouTube – U2 "Pride (In … Read more

The Rising: ‘There is going to be a backlash’

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The concerted effort by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its coterie of right-wing think tanks and newly elected Tea-Publican governors to destroy unions has proven to be overreaching on a grand scale, with far-reaching unanticipated consequences about to befall Tea-Publicans. The heavy-handed tactics by Tea-Publicans, reminiscent of the corporate “bully-boys” Pinkerton … Read more

The Fiesta Bowl Scandal and Russell Pearce

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The news that a number of Arizona politicos may have improperly accepted gifts and illegal campaign contributions broke this week with the release of a report from the Fiesta Bowl investigating its own practices. The investigators examined a number of campaign finance reports looking for contributions from Fiesta Bowl … Read more