Giffords votes for cap and trade. Now, health care?
by David SafierI got a news release from Giffords trumpeting her Yes vote on the energy bill that just passed the house. A good vote, but not a surprise. Energy is Giffords' signature issue. But her position on health care legislation is still up in the air. Mike Bryan took apart the hybrid health care … Read more
Action Alert: Bad Budget Compromise Being Heard Today, Rally in Opposition at The Capitol
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Geezus, I spend a couple of days in Phoenix attending the Arizona State Bar convention and all hell breaks loose (and I don't mean the wall-to-wall entertainment idol worship of the media villagers over the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson). No, as Michael Bryan reported, our Accidental Governor and the … Read more
Budget Deal Struck?
By Michael Bryan AP Wire as well as informal sources report that a budget deal has been struck between the Governor and the Legislature: the legislatures brutal program cuts in exchange for a November ballot on a 1 cent sales tax boost. Yay. There will be much more to say about this subject, but let … Read more
Giffords’ Third Way Health Care Plan Aims to Torpedo Public Option
By Michael Bryan I have suspected strongly even before Gabby Giffords was elected that she was only luke-warm to a universal health care plan. But I didn't suspect she might be actively hostile to the idea of doing anything but continuing the status quo, which shuts millions of Americans out of the health care system … Read more
Gov. Mark Sanford resurfaces, admits to an extramarital affair
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Normally I refrain from commenting on the personal failings of politicians. You noticed that I did not go on about Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) recently admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer Nevada Senator Ensign Admits Affair With Former Staffer, even though this story has juicy allegations about extortion of … Read more
Rep. Grijalva: Public Option is Key to Health Care Reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Raul Grijalva and Rep. Mike Honda penned the following guest opinion on the Politico blog Public option is key to health reform: Seventy-two percent of the American people support a robust public health insurance option that is available to everyone. A public option is good for our families, is good for … Read more
In Buenos Aires with Gov. Sanford
by David SafierNo, I'm not in Buenos Aires, and I don't know Gov. Sanford, but I thought it made a good headline. I'm traveling for a few days. Very light blogging.
