Betsy McCaughey, “death panel” myth creator, resigns after Daily Show appearance
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Betsy McCaughey, the director of Cantel Medical Corp., created the myth of the "death panel" during a radio interview on the Fred Thompson radio show on July 16. She followed up in Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal, submitting this guest opinion GovernmentCare's Assault on Seniors. – WSJ.com (July 23, 2009). Since then the … Read more
Godwin’s Law and the health care reform debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Godwin's law aka Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies states: "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." Mike Godwin, creator of the law, has argued that the overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of … Read more
Update on protestor with assault rifle at Obama event in Phoenix
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reported Saturday that "The man who drew international attention by bringing an assault rifle to President Barack Obama's rally on Monday is a Phoenix resident with ties to several anti-government or Nativist groups." Protester with assault rifle at Obama rally ID'd "The man, who until now has been identified … Read more
Special Session Update: Budget Transmitted to Governor, The Clock is Ticking
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” — Albert Einstein The GOP insane clown posse transmitted to the Accidental Governor the same budget package on Thursday that she vetoed on July 1 in hopes the move will produce a different result. Insanity. … Read more
SWAG Update: Early filers for 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been a bit remiss lately in updating the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx. Since the last update, former Arizona Democratic Party chairman Jim Pederson and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon have announced that they will not be a … Read more
Joe Klein nails it
by David SafierI'm no fan of columnist Joe Klein, but today's column in Time lays out the disturbing truth about our current political climate and today's Republican Party: How can you sustain a democracy if one of the two major political parties has been overrun by nihilists? And another question: How can you maintain the … Read more
More Housekeeping
Today, following a hiatus, I restarted the Arizona Donkey Feed feature with new selections of what's news around Arizona. The Feed is the daily (or reasonable approximation of daily) news selections by me, BlogForArizona.com impresario/curator Michael Bryan, from the blogs and news outlets covering Arizona politics and current events. It's a one-stop spot to see … Read more
