David Safier by David Safier They made their own beds. They raised this monster from a pup hoping they could keep it on leash. But the Tea Party has turned on its masters. The Tea Party Nation is no longer endorsing Mitch McConnell for reelection. Given his behavior, there is simply no reason for conservatives to support … Read more
by David Safier K12 Inc. stocks have been soaring lately, and it's been recommended as a strong buy. But a few analysts are changing their tunes. Baird downgraded K12, Inc. (NYSE: LRN) from Outperform to Neutral. BMO Capital reduces its rating on K12 (LRN) to Market Perform from Outperform. The Baird story didn't give reasons … Read more
by David Safier It may not be a daily occurrence, but I've been reading accounts of new accidents at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on a weekly basis. I'm tempted to put up one of those Three Stooges images of them "fixing" the plumbing, but this is too goddamned scary for flippancy. Last week … Read more
by David Safier It's an epidemic. People are voting fraudulently in Arizona in ones and twos! Nine cases discovered, said Ken Bennett in 2012. And it's all them damn illegal imm . . . Um, wait a minute, let me look at the article more closely. Using an interstate database, Arizona officials have found nine … Read more
by David Safier Raul Grijalva was one of nine of legislators who allowed themselves to be arrested at today's immigration rally (official name: “Camino Americano” [“American Road”]). Another was John Lewis, who said, “I’ve been arrested a few times, and I don’t mind getting arrested again for something that is right and fair and just." … Read more