by David Safier You know that special session called by the Accidental Guv to do some budget cutting? It didn't quite work out that way. A fragile budget deal collapsed in the Senate Thursday when Sen. Thayer Verschoor skipped the floor session and tied his support to a last-minute amendment to prevent cash-strapped agencies from … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When one of the Neocon Washington Post's deans of conservative apologists, George Will, sings someone's praises you know something dark and evil is afoot. It merits a closer examination of the object of his praise. (Will's columns should come with a disclosure statement). Both of Arizona's two major newspapers The Arizona Republic … Read more
by David Safier I happened to be at the Capitol Wednesday, camera and notepad in hand, so I took in the Dem press conference. The thrust of the conference was to criticize the Rs for their piecemeal approach to budgeting: cut some stuff today and worry about everything else some time in the future. Lujan … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: John Perr is one of the better economics bloggers. He posted this piece at crooksandliars.com Born Again Deficit Virgins: Everything you need to know about the descent of the conservative movement into a hypocritical caricature is illustrated by two of its proudest constituencies: Republican deficit hawks and so-called "born again virgins." Having … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, the Accidental Governor and several Republican state legislators toyed with the idea of rejecting federal stimulus aid to the state. It was purely ideological grandstanding. Wiser heads prevailed and Arizona accepted the federal stimulus aid. The current budget deficit would have been far worse without the federal stimulus aid. A new … Read more