Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The most under-reported story this week was the revelation by NPR's All Things Considered that then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales signed off on torture techniques for Abu Zubaydah between the time the Bush torture program first developed sometime in February 2002, and the first CYA "torture memo" from the Office of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you only get your news from the media villagers and Beltway blowhards on television, you are woefully uninformed. These losers are doing a great disservice to the American public with their trivialization of news and they should be ashamed of themselves. Luckily there are still some real reporters in the print … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Civil libertarians and liberals are upset with that portion of President Obama's speech on Thursday in which he outlined how he presently plans to deal with the detainees at Guantanamo. This has become a regular feature on programs such as MSNBC's Countdown and Rachel Maddow Show. Keep in mind that a final … Read more
by David SafierLet the games begin continue! Gov. Jan Brewer lashed out Friday at legislators from her own Republican Party for trying to fix the state's budget problems by taking $190 million from cities and counties. "I think it's irresponsible," Brewer said of the proposals. What? It's irresponsible to balance the state budget by throwing … Read more
by David SafierTake what you can get wherever you can get it, right? According to blognetnews.com, BfA ranked number one in Influence among Arizona blogs this week. What does Influence mean, you ask? You got me. But whatever it means, we're it — this week, in Arizona — and that's all that counts. Last week … Read more