More on East Valley Patriots for American Values

by David Safier I posted the other day about the gall of some progressive group calling itself Patriots for American Values. Those folks are in danger of being sued by the Right for copyright infringement. "Don't those lefties know we own the words Patiot, American and Values?" Here's more about the group, which calls itself … Read more

How dare progressives call themselves “Patriots for American Values”!

by David Safier The gall! A group of people who oppose Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant hysteria is calling itself East Valley Patriots for American Values. Don't these people know conservatives own the terms "patriotism" and "American values"? They should be sued for copyright infringement. More seriously, this is a good thing we need to see more … Read more

Jeb Bush opposes SB1070

by David Safier If you put 100 conservatives in a room, you'll get one liberal. This guy has an autistic grandchild, so he's for funding research on autism. This guy has a gay daughter, so he's for gay rights. This gal lives on the Florida coast, so she's against offshore drilling. Put all those single-liberal-issues … Read more

A touch of immigration sanity from . . . Utah?

by David Safier When Utah has something to teach Arizona about pulling back from the conservative abyss and moving toward greater political moderation and sanity, you know Arizona is way out there in conservative crazy land. The subject is immigration, and the document is being called the Utah Compact. From a NY Times editorial: Political, … Read more