Posted by : Arizona's twin embarrassments, Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain, just can't stop lying about Arizona's tax burden and the federal stimulus brouhaha they started. John McCain was on CNN Wednesday to continue his whining about how the big bad Obama administration was unfairly picking on him and Senator Kyl for their belligerent … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This country is facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and is engaged in two wars overseas. Structural economic problems that have not been addressed for decades have come due and need to be fixed. This is a time for bold action. But Congress is worried about taking its August … Read more
by David SafierRep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. "Let's agree that we're going to have PAYGO enforcement. That we're not going to cry 'emergency' every time we have a Katrina, every time we have a Tsunami, every time we have a need for extra spending, that we don't go call for a special appropriation that allows us … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Post reports on the maxim “lies, damn lies, and statistics” used by the health insurance lobby to cherry-pick data in its effort to defeat healthcare reform and maintain the status quo. The article debunks point by point the inconsistencies and half-truths by insurers in their efforts to defeat healthcare reform. … Read more