Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House Democrats Blue Dog Coalition purports to "appeal to mainstream values of the American public," and they are "dedicated to a core set of beliefs that transcend partisan politics, including a deep commitment to the financial stability and national security of the United States." There are presently 47 Members of the … Read more
by David SafierI would like to understand this better. Napolitano and Democrats proposed borrowing against future tobacco funds and lottery revenues to balance the budget. Republicans said that's mortgaging our future, making our children pay, and so on. (Somehow, drastic cuts in education don't fit the "making our children pay" line of reasoning for them.) … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republican talking heads on radio and cable "news" outlets like Faux News like to point to the House Democrats "Blue Dog Coalition" as evidence of "bipartisan" opposition to President Obama's agenda, while ignoring the plank in their own eye. (I will explain in a later post why this is mostly nonsense … Read more
by David SafierThis isn't an anti-gun screed. My gun fancier acquaintances needn't worry. But Charles Blow writes in an NY Times op ed: According to the F.B.I., there have been 1.2 million more requests for background checks of potential gun buyers from November to February than there were in the same four months last year. … Read more
Posted by AzBliueMeanie: Our own "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, has voted against the bank rescue bill, the federal stimulus bill, and the Obama budget resolution designed to rescue our economy from sliding into a depression (see David Safier's post on Robert Reich). Eh, just let it go! Has your 401(k) been decimated? Have you had … Read more