Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a political scientist (when I am not practicing law), I have seen the data and the charts many times over the years which definitively demonstrate that Democratic presidents in the modern era have always been better than Republican presidents for economic (GDP) growth, job growth, and even returns in the stock … Read more
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