by David Safier Democratic Diva commented that the Goldwater Institute has been strangely silent about the new anti-immigrant law. She includes G.I. in a list with the Chamber of Commerce and the Tea Partiers, both of whom are usually eager to register their opinions at a moment's notice but seem to have, um, missed all … Read more
by David Safier SB 1070 is more than an Arizona problem. As with the back door vouchers also known as Tuition Tax Credits, vouchers and, more recently, anti-teacher tenure legislation, Arizona is a conservative stalking horse for the rest of the country. If right wing legislation gets a foothold here, it can spread like a … Read more
by David Safier Last night I recommended people join the Facebook page, "1 MILLION Strong AGAINST the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070." At the time, it had 86,000 members. This morning, a commenter said it was at 107,000. Now it's up to 160,434 members. It's gone up 150 since I began this post. Wait a minute, … Read more
by David Safier This is the first time I've promoted a page on Facebook, but here's one I joined: 1 MILLION Strong AGAINST the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070. There are 86,107 members so far. Want to make it 86,108?
by David Safier I loved the line Richard Elias opened with when he spoke at the Rally against SB 1070 at Grijalva's campaign office this morning. Elias looked out over the crowd, grinned and said, "My favorite raza, the human raza." I don't know, maybe Elias uses the line all the time, but I hadn't … Read more