by David SafierRep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. "Let's agree that we're going to have PAYGO enforcement. That we're not going to cry 'emergency' every time we have a Katrina, every time we have a Tsunami, every time we have a need for extra spending, that we don't go call for a special appropriation that allows us … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Post reports on the maxim “lies, damn lies, and statistics” used by the health insurance lobby to cherry-pick data in its effort to defeat healthcare reform and maintain the status quo. The article debunks point by point the inconsistencies and half-truths by insurers in their efforts to defeat healthcare reform. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: At her Tuesday press conference, the Accidental Governor floated a trial balloon to Democratic legislators. She said that she might allow the state property tax to go back on the books this fall if doing so would result in Democratic support for a ballot referral to raise the sales tax. Brewer, Democrats … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday the Legislature convened for the third week of the Special Session, but could not muster a quorum. Only 26 members of the House and 12 members of the Senate showed up. No quorum? No big deal, lawmakers say They held some discussions on the budget impasse, and agreed to reconvene … Read more