And This Too Shall Pass Away

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: By now all of you have heard that Governor Napolitano has accepted Barack Obama's offer to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security in his administration. The Governor promises that she will not resign her office until she has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, probably sometime in late January 2009. Many Democrats … Read more

Jdimytai Damour

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jdimytai Damour. I thought you should know the name of the innocent victim. Remember him and his family in your prayers this holiday season. He gave his life for American consumerism, incessantly hyped by Madison Avenue advertisers and the corporate news media who sell these advertisers print space and air time for … Read more

Time for Arizonans to Reconsider an Old Idea?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There was an interesting poll conducted by Bruce Merrill reported in today's Arizona Daily Star. Survey Merrill found most Arizonans know little about the woman who would replace Governor Napolitano. He found 57 percent said they don't know enough about Secretary of State Jan Brewer to say how she is doing her … Read more

Newest members of Obama’s team of rivals

by David Safier Andy Borowitz, who writes on Huffington Post, is a clever guy. I wrote about his post lambasting Obama for using too many complete sentences. Now this: Continuing in his quest to assemble a so-called "team of rivals," President-elect Barack Obama today announced that he would name Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston to … Read more

One definition of obscenity

by David Safier According to a Star article this morning: Nearly 600 people at four of Freeport's Arizona mines were left jobless less than two years after breaking ground on the Safford mine — the first major new U.S. copper mine in more than 30 years. Copper prices have dropped dramatically this year after reaching … Read more