by David Safier Last night I wrote that the changes to SB 1070 created by a new bill defanged the legislation making it less vile than it was. But I admitted my lack of knowledge about the changes and said the jury is still out. According to Think Progress, one change puts some of the … Read more
by David Safier I think congratulations are in order for the folks at the Goldwater Institute. I've been saying the 800 pound gorilla of an anti-immigrant bill isn't going away any time soon, so they should come out from behind the sofa and address the issue head on. I was more than half wrong. The … Read more
by David Safier It's another day of The Goldwater Institute's staff hiding behind the sofa waiting for the 800 pound gorilla that is SB 1070 to go away. Still not a peep about the anti-immigrant bill from the normally voluble staff at G.I. However, riding to the rescue is The Progressive. It's not the kind … Read more
by David Safier The Goldwater Institute still thinks the anti-immigrant bill, which has made Arizona the biggest story in the country, isn't worthy of comment. Or, more accurately, G.I. is still afraid of messing with that big ol' 800 pound gorilla. It's safer hiding behind the sofa. Commenter Todd had an interesting insight on G.I.'s … Read more
by David Safier Crazy is contagious. At a forum for Iowa's 3rd District, R candidate Pat Bertroche said: “I think we should catch ’em, we should document ’em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going,” said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. “I actually support micro-chipping them. I can micro-chip my … Read more