Update: Pullen the trigger on Steele

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is starting to get interesting. Apparently nominal RNC Chairman Michael Steele was recently out of the country and he was none too happy to learn upon his return stateside that his lieutenants have been plotting a coup d'état against him in the Banana Republican Party. (Thanks, Dave) The Moonie Times today … Read more

What happened to Arizona’s Health Crisis Fund?

by David SafierA news release from the Democratic Caucus in the state house says the funding to deal with health crises like the swine flu was wiped out by the 2009 budget cuts: A state law requiring a Health Crisis Fund specifically created to combat emergency epidemics like the Swine Flu, was eliminated in the … Read more

Mistakes on a plane

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Two words: "photo shop." What the hell were they thinking? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Mistakes on a Plane thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis First 100 Days

Pullen the trigger on Steele

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an earlier post I reported the speculation among Republican Party insiders that nominal RNC Chairman Michael Steele would not survive if Jim Tedisco lost the special congressional election in NY-20. "If Tedisco loses," the ex-staffers said, “Steele is done.” Then came yesterday's bombshell announcement by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) that he … Read more

Who woulda guessed?

by David SafierYou know that Republican budget plan to sweep $210 million from city impact fees I posted about last night? You'll never guess where the idea came from. A legislative plan to balance the state budget by stripping cities of $210 million collected from developers is actually coming from the people who have been … Read more