by David Safier Count Rep. David Schweikert as a true believer when it comes to Paul Ryan's proposal to end Medicare as we know it. It's a pretty astounding performance. ABC News spent 6 minutes asking Rep. David Schweikert if he planned to support Ryan's Medicare plan, even in the face of the trouncing a … Read more
by David Safier When Rep. Paul Gosar was up in Tusayan, near the Grand Canyon, at a town hall, he said, "I ain't wealthy. . . . I live like the rest of you folks." And you gotta believe him, because he said "ain't." Wealthy people don't say "ain't." Except . . . His building … Read more
By Craig McDermott First, from Schweikert's House website – Due to a scheduling conflict, the Listening Sessions with David Schweikert planned for May 16th and May 19th, 2011, have been postponed to a future date to be determined. However, whatever the "scheduling conflict" may be, apparently it isn't important enough to get in the way … Read more
by David Safier The U.S. Departments of Education and of Justice have made it official. School districts may not use enrollment practices "that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status." In other words, school … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Ya know, you'd think that when his father opened up his rolodex of names of competent political campaign staffers to help his son buy his way into Congress, he'd have given his son a name (or two or three) of a competent office staffer, too. However, based on today's news, you'd … Read more