60 Minutes fail on corporate tax avoiders

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Even as a kid I loved 60 Minutes. In its early days it was "ambush" investigative journalism. Every week there was some crooked evil bastard who would answer his door only to be confronted by Mike Wallace – "Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes, can we talk to you?" The look of fear and dread on … Read more

House Democrats call out GOP plan to steal from public safety officers

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press Release from the Arizona House Democrats: House Democrats call out GOP plan to steal from public safety officers  STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Democrats are holding Republicans accountable for voting against public safety officers’ lifetime service.   House Republicans voted in committee to steal retirement from firefighters, police and correctional officers in … Read more

Tea-Publican Tyranny Continues in Wisconsin

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's sadly comical when Tea-Publicans talk about the "rule of law" and say that America is "a nation of laws." They only say this about laws with which they agree. Tea-Publicans are quick to dismiss the rule of law and the validity of court orders with which they disagree. Laws are for … Read more

The Big Chill: The Ghost of Joe McCarthy in Wisconsin

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: William Cronon, a historian who teaches at the University of Wisconsin started a blog, “Scholar as Citizen,” devoting his first post to the role of the shadowy American Legislative Exchange Council in pushing hard-line conservative legislation at the state level. BforAZ included a link to his richly detailed post in The Devil's … Read more