David Safier

by David SafierThis isn't an anti-gun screed. My gun fancier acquaintances needn't worry. But Charles Blow writes in an NY Times op ed: According to the F.B.I., there have been 1.2 million more requests for background checks of potential gun buyers from November to February than there were in the same four months last year. … Read more

by David SafierRobert Reich, writing on his TPM blog, says we're in a depression — not as bad as the Great Depression, but not a recession any more. So what should we do? Spend, spend spend. On the right things. We should stop worrying about Wall Street. Worry about American workers. Use money to build … Read more

by David SafierLast night, after I posted about my phone conversation with Rep. Giffords, I got an email from a friend in Green Valley. "Dang, David," she wrote, "I thought I was the lucky one….but, no, GG paid attention to you too. . . . She reassured me that the big O had her vote … Read more

by David SafierI just got a call from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (I won't pretend this happens all the time. It's a first). She let me know that the House vote on the budget comes up in about an hour (that would be 4pm our time), and she's voting Yes. Giffords is very careful when it … Read more