Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Despite President Obama meeting with the Republican leadership on three occasions and even agreeing to some of their useless tax cut proposals to appease them, not a single Republican in the House voted for his stimulus bill. The economy stands on the brink of a global depression as a result of years … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been a bipartisan program from its inception in 1997 and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Which is why right-wing ideologues hate it: "bipartisanship" is anethema to conservative ideologues who are opposed to any taxes and government spending of any kind for any reason. Unfortunately, … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate has been debating the SCHIP children's health insurance extension all week and is working its way through votes on amendments before being called for a final vote later today, barring any further obstructionism by Republican Senators like our own "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl: Senate Republicans say expansion of the State … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I was recently taken ill by that virus going around and I had to spend some time in bed recovering from my illness. (I am doing fine, thanks for asking). I normally never get to watch daytime television, so I decided to check it out and see what I have been missing. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a small case from Texas which could have significant consequences if the Roberts Court decides to engage in conservative judicial activism. The case is brought by a small municipal utility district from Austin, Texas and challenges the Section 5 "preclearance" provisions of the … Read more