Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the past two days few public figures have defended AIG per se, but "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, is pushing back against what he deems to be overstated outrage. Santelli, Sen. Kyl Push Back Against "Outrage" Over AIG Bonuses On Monday, Sen. Jon Kyl ridiculed politicians for being quick to "demagogue" the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Over the weekend it was disclosed that AIG, a company which is now on its third TARP bailout to rescue it from its bad bets on toxic debts, paid out $450 million in bonuses to its executives on Friday – presumably using the TARP bailout funds, and presumably because their executives had … Read more
by David Safier Bob Gilby has filed all his candidate papers and is ready to run for one of two open State Rep slots in LD-27. He tells me he's running clean. He raised his $3,500 Clean Elections seed money in 24 days, with an average donation of $50. (Full Disclosure: I was one of … Read more
by David Safier I watched "Dark Knight" on DVD a few nights ago — not my usual movie fare, but about as good as that kind of movie gets — and my jaw dropped open during one bit of not-very-important dialogue early in the film. If the S.E.C. had seen the script when it was … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than 2,500 students are expected to attend the 20th annual LULAC Youth Leadership Conference next week. LULAC hosting youth conference next week The League of United Latin American Citizens will host the conference in partnership with Pima Community College and the Southern Arizona Institute of Leadership on Monday and Tuesday from … Read more