Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier has written about the Blue Dogs in the House of Representatives doing their part to sabotage healthcare reform, by forcing the Democratic leadership to delay introducing their proposed bill. A letter sent by some 40 members of the Blue Dog Democrats last week (including our own Rep. Gabriel Giffords) raised … Read more
by David SafierSaturday I only got it half right when I said teabaggers would be rallying outside Giffords' office opposing health care reform, and the Pima Dems were planning a counter demonstration. In fact, the "Tucson Tea Party" are rallying Friday to protest President Obama's Clean Energy and Security Act, which Giffords supports. The Pima … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Judge Sonia Sotomayor delivered a short and sweet opening statement. Opening Statement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor (As Prepared For Delivery) Key take away: In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have only been able to catch bits and pieces of the opening statements by Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee on the first day of confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The best I have heard so far has been by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a former prosecutor, who denounced Supreme … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Regina Benjamin poses for a portrait in the waiting room at her temporary clinic in Bayou La Batre, Ala., in 2008. (AP Photo/The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Bill Starling) h/t New York Times From the White House blog Dr. Regina Benjamin: Nominee for Surgeon General: The President announced … Read more