Tea bag altruists?
July 20, 2009
by David SafierThere's something that's always confused me, and it hit me as I looked across Swan last Friday at the Tea Party demonstrators. I saw signs reading "Taxed Enough Already." Then I looked at the people in the crowd and asked myself, "How many of them make over $300,000 a year or have estates
Media failing again on Healthcare Reform
July 20, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Once again, mcjoan is doing a yeoman's job over at Daily Kos with this post Media Failing Again on Healthcare Reform First we had AP's zombie numbers, and now we've got cable news, and conservative pundits, all abuzz about testimony yesterday afternoon from CBO Directo about the healthcare reform bills in the
UPDATE: What’s really going on?
July 20, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Good to know that others are asking the right question… mcjoan at Daily Kos, who used to work for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and still has contacts with his office, asked what was behind his participation in the "gang of six" letter on Friday. What's with Wyden? This is the e-mailed response: Majority
Common Ground
July 20, 2009
by David SafierSteve Gall is for more exercise for kids. I'm for more exercise for kids. And Tom Horne is for more exercise for kids as well. "If I could require them to be physically active, I would," [Horne] said. "In the meantime, we have to give them a good attitude toward it." [snip] The
the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks
July 19, 2009
by David Safier Here's a great blog for people like me who yell at signs when they're driving. I try not to do it when I'm walking down the street. People tend to stare. Visit the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks and see signs from all over with those I-don't-know-what-the-hell-I'm-doing quotes. Once my local market
Special Session Update: another week of comtemplating their navels
July 19, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Special Session rolls into its third week on Monday. Don't anticipate any breakthroughs on the budget. A number of legislators are out of town attending the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual convention in Philadelphia. Sixteen Arizona legislators are expected to be in attendance. Special session kicks off 3rd week As
Sotomayor and reasons for affirmative action
July 19, 2009
by David SafierA recent post on Kos written by a guy who grew up in Princeton, NJ, but didn't go to Princeton U. sheds light on Sotomayor's stay there. Bottom line: she had what it took to succeed at Princeton, and she succeeded, enriching herself and the university in the process. But she didn't have
Steve Gall, Recess Guy
July 19, 2009
by David SafierRegular BfA reader and commenter Steve Gall is, for lack of a better term, a recess freak. He worked on legislation to make recess mandatory in elementary schools in Arizona that came close to passing in the 2008 session (I think I've got that right). But he's not just a talker. He puts
