Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The media villagers and Beltway bloviators issued a series of mea culpas to the public in recent years for their unquestioning, and often enabling (in some cases propaganda) reporting on the build up to the war in Iraq and cheerleading the housing bubble economy. They told us, "we're sorry we failed you, … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Monday went from bad to worse at the state capitol. First the bad. The Arizona Capitol Times blog reported Five-party talks in peril: Rep. Kyrsten Sinema spoke to our reporter at the conclusion of today’s five-party talks. “I’m not sure there’s going to be any more of those meetings,” she said. She … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The New York Times today published this report As Biggest Banks Repay Bailout Money, the U.S. Sees a Profit Matthew Yglesias provides some analysis TARP Profits: I’ve been complaining for a while now about the tendency of commentators to treat the $700 billion TARP bailout as if it’s 100 percent losses when … Read more
by David SafierI posted earlier about Pastor Steven Anderson saying in a sermon titled, Why I Hate Barack Obama, I'd like Barack Obama to melt like a snail tonight. Because he needs to recompense, he needs to reap what he's sown. You see, any Christian will tell you that someone who commits murder should get … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week the Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die to give the Accidental Governor an additional ten days to negotiate a budget agreement more to her liking after the GOP insane clown posse leadership gave up and sent her nearly the identical budget she vetoed as "fatally flawed" on July 1. The Accidental … Read more