Schwarzenegger, don’t terminate our teachers!
by David Safier The website, Funny or Die, goes after teacher cutbacks and overcrowding in California schools. Change a word here and a word there, and we're in Arizona. Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox
Op ed by “Willie Horton” ad author in East Valley Trib
by David Safier Absolutely, papers should present arguments on all sides in their op ed space. But they shouldn't give their pages over to pure political hit men. That's what the East Valley Trib did Saturday, when it ran an op ed about signs of mental illness in Obama. I refuse to link to the … Read more
Debate on Prop. 100 on KUAT
by David Safier KUAT will air a debate on Prop. 100, the sales tax hike initiative 6:30pm this evening (Sunday). Arguing for the proposition will be Ann-Eve Pedersen of the Arizona Education Network. Arguing against the proposition will be Farrell Quinlan, the Arizona State Director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Stan Reynolds, Vice … Read more
J.D. Hayworth, John McCain and the Jack Abramoff Scandal
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Disgraced former Rep. J.D. Hayworth recently dismissed Democratic chances in the general election, i.e., that it will be a re-run of 1976 when a similarly young and unknown Democrat, Dennis DeConcini of Tucson, took the U.S. Senate seat after a brutal primary left the Republicans embittered and divided. "If you're looking for … Read more
The coming week – legislative edition
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice… This is probably the last free-standing legislative schedule post of the year. With the session winding down quickly – most legislators want to get on with campaigning, and those from … Read more
If Prop. 100 fails, it will be a job killer
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Research economist Alberta Charney of the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona projects that roughly 20,500 jobs are on the line if voters reject a proposed temporary increase in the state sales tax (Prop. 100) in the May Special Eelction. Rejection of increase in sales tax projected to … Read more
