by David Safier I tuned into Obama's press conference Friday with a post-election calm. For the first time since Obama came on the scene, I wasn't terrified he'd screw up and blow everything. He never did, which just made me more terrified the next time. Except for a few quips, the presser was pleasantly boring. … Read more
by David Safier Our own Jon Kyl takes a bold stand against empathy. Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal.Kyl, Arizona’s junior senator, expects Obama to appoint judges in the mold of U.S Supreme Court … Read more
by Marlene H. Phillips Tucson, Arizona was one big party last night. Most of the election night action centered around the University of Arizona campus. Democrats held their main party in the ballroom of the University Marriott, and when the ballroom filled to capacity it spilled out into the lobby. The lobby soon filled to … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (Sunrise in Washington D.C.) The first Africans brought to the English colonies in North America came on a Dutch privateer that landed at Jamestown, Virginia, in August 1619. African American History – MSN Encarta. By 1750 there were nearly 240,000 people of African descent in British North America, fully 20 percent of … Read more
by Marlene H. Phillips At the Northwest Tucson Democratic Headquarters, nobody slept in late this morning. Volunteers were at their polling places with water and candidate information or out canvassing long before the rise of the warm Arizona sun. Val was at her voting place at 6 a.m. "It was a happy line! Voters were … Read more