Arizona’s twin embarrassments score a rare hat trick

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Thursday, Arizona's twin embarrassments "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl and "Senator Sore Loser," John McCain, scored a rare hat trick on MSNBC. Kyl made David Shuster's "Hypocrisy Watch" segment on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (he's a regular pick), and McCain was Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in The World" on Countdown (also a regular … Read more

Way to go, Sarah!

by David Safier Sarah Palin plans to turn down a big chunk of the stimulus money meant for Alaska, including $172 million for education. Much of the stimulus package money for education — about $74 million — was designated for poor schools and special-needs kids. It was to be spent over the next two academic … Read more

“Stronger ADP” looking stronger still

by David Safier A group of Young Dems formed a group, A Stronger ADP (Arizona Democratic Party), in the weeks before the recent State Democratic Meeting where Don Bivens was elected Chair, after Paul Eckerstrom had been elected,then resigned . . . If you don't know the whole tangled tale, you can catch up on … Read more

Saradnik lets go on S. Arizona Republican legislators

by David Safier Lena Saradnik, who was the Democratic LD-26 Rep until she had to step aside for health reasons, is always outspoken, but she really lets fly in an Explorer guest column, Tucson-area Republicans failing test. Her subject isn't education cuts. It's the $22.5 million cuts to Science Foundation Arizona, which could cost Arizona $85 million … Read more

We get no respect

by David Safier I watched Hamlet 2 on DVD a few nights ago (I've been into lite movie fare lately). It's pretty funny if you're easy, and funnier still if you're easy and were a teacher. The lead character is as inappropriate as it's possible for a teacher to be, but he's only a few … Read more