Colbert mercilessly mocks Glenn Beck’s faux patriotism

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report simply destroys the lunacy of Glenn Beck and his "9-12 Project." This is his best work since he delivered a blistering "tribute" to President Bush at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2006. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The 10/31 Project … Read more

Stealing money from a baby? Not so fast.

by David SafierI noted 6 weeks ago that Republicans took $7 million from the First Things First fund to help balance the 2009 budget. Now, according to the Republic, The First Things First early-childhood-education board filed a lawsuit Monday to block the state from taking $7 million from a fund created by Arizona voters three … Read more

An AZ GOP poll

by David SafierFrom the Arizona Guardian: A majority of Arizona voters support a temporary tax increase to rescue the state from its deepening budget crisis, according the results of a statewide poll released Tuesday by the Arizona Republican Party. About 66 percent of the 607 likely voters surveyed said they would back a 1 percent … Read more

Update II: The Party of No (New Ideas)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to BarbinMD at Daily Kos: This story just gets better and better – from The Washington Independent: While reporters hooted at the comically simplistic charts and lack of details in the House Republican leadership’s budget plan, the green eyeshade types at Citizen’s for Tax Justice crunched the numbers (PDF). They conclude … Read more

Geek update

by David SafierThe person who complained about the weird spacing and fonts on my posts was right. And the reason is, I was using Mac's native Safari browser to write the posts. It was causing me all kinds of headaches, but I didn't know why. Now I'm using Firefox, which posts more easily and without … Read more