Sen. Ben Nelson’s amendment: “Insulting, humiliating… it demonizes women”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The senator from Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Ben Nelson (D-NE), after consulting over the weekend with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) U.S. Bishops Urge Senators to Support Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment on Health Care Reform, introduced his anti-abortion amendment on Monday which is nearly identical to the … Read more
Senate Smackdown: GOP Gimmicks Backfire
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Party of No continues to engage in rank obstructionism on health care reform. Two more attempts at GOP gimmicks backfired and blew up in their face. Senate Republicans on Saturday continued their misleading fear mongering of seniors begun by Sen. John McCain reported here Sen. John McCain's rank hypocrisy on Medicare … Read more
G.I’s Idiot’s Guide to Writing Bad Legislation
by David Safier Idiot's Guides have been big over the past few years. Goldwater Institute has created one for Republican legislators, a list it calls 100 Ideas for 100 Days: Budget Solutions and Ideas for State Elected Officials. To be fair, nowhere does G.I. say Dems can't use it as well, but . . . … Read more
Promise in diversity
by David Safier I'm not always encouraged by the ed reform ideas I'm hearing, and that includes what's coming from Duncan's Dept of Ed. But here's where I see promise. The idea seems to be to encourage lots of approaches to improving education. If that's true, we have a decent chance of finding a number … Read more
Attorney General files suit against Payday Lender
by David Safier Assistant Attorney General Vince Rabago filed suit against payday lender Quik Cash Friday. The company is one of the largest publicly traded payday lenders in the country. If anyone harbors illusions about payday lenders acting in a consumer-friendly way, this suit should put those fantasies to rest. When Quik Cash went after … Read more
Update: The GOP’s “Gimmicks-R-Us” Shop
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As I've said before, nobody does bumper sticker slogan gimmicks better than the Republican Party. They have excelled at this "simple solutions to complex problems" that you can reduce to a bumper sticker for years. Last week the GOP's "Gimmicks-R-Us" shop came up with "voluntary taxes" for Arizona Rep. Judy Burges, R-Skull … Read more
Senator John McCain’s attempt to kill health care reform defeated
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is what happens when you lie to seniors about Medicare, Johnny. They get riled up and call their Senators. Senate votes to keep Medicare cuts in plan: Senators voted 58-42 to reject an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would have stripped more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts from … Read more
Update: Senator John McCain’s rank hypocrisy on Medicare cuts
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Seniors advocacy groups have caught on to Senator John McCain's poison pill motion to kill the health care reform bill in the Senate. The Hill reports AARP, seniors groups oppose McCain amendment: The nonpartisan AARP and two left-leaning seniors' groups on Wednesday separately urged Senate lawmakers to reject an amendment that would strip … Read more
