by David Safier Divided allegiances cause all kinds of problems, as beleaguered Senate President Bob Burns is learning. Before the midnight hour ending the legislative session, Burns thought he could cut a budget deal by passing the Accidental Guv's legislation for a vote on the sales tax. It didn't work out that way. No one … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For years, Karl Rove ("Turd Blossom") was protected by a feckless GOP-controlled Congress that completely abdicated its constitutional duty to conduct legislative oversight of the executive branch, and abandoned any and all pretense of a moral and legal obligation to enforce the rule of law – as long as it involved a … Read more
by David SafierFrom a press release today: Goddard Files Suit Against Massive Real Estate Fraud Scheme (Phoenix, Ariz. – July 9, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard hasfiled a consumer fraud lawsuit against numerous Tucson real estateprofessionals and businesses alleging a sophisticated,multi-million-dollar real estate fraud scheme. The lawsuit, filed in Pima County Superior Court, alleges that … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: OK, I'll take the bait. Oklahoma's anti-science Flat Earth Society Sen. James Inhofe (R-Big Oil) (photo right) was less than gracious upon meeting the Senate's newest member, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). BarbinMD h/t Daily Kos reports: After the welcoming words Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) had last week for then-incoming Senator Al Franken: … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Post reported on Monday about the dreaded revolving door of former members of Congress and staffers returning to their old haunts as lobbyists for some good old fashioned influence peddling on behalf of corporations, in this case Big Pharma and Big Insurance. Former Lawmakers and Congressional Staffers Hired to Lobby … Read more