Another Twist in the Cyber School $6.4 Million Funding Chase
June 17, 2008
by David Safier I have to admit, the more I read about the $6.4 million overfunding related to Arizona Cyber Charter Schools, the more confused I get. I thought I had this issue pretty well sorted out, but a comment by AZ Interested has me wondering. The Performance Audit of TAPBI Schools (TAPBI is the
McCain: People should reject me
June 17, 2008
Posted by AZBlueMeanie: In an interview with CNN, Senator John McCain said in a story headlined "McCain: Treat Our Wives with Respect": PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sen. John McCain said Friday that every candidate’s wife "should be treated with respect, and if there’s any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
June 16, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To begin, I will confess to my shame that I have a talent for cursing. I grew up around Navy and Marine veterans who are legendary for their "salty" language. I am able to string together a series of expletives and epithets in complete sentences and paragraphs. It is a talent for
Renzi’s Co-Defendant Sandlin Convicted of Lying
June 16, 2008
Renzi’s sugar daddy in his kick-backs-for-legislation scheme, James Sandlin, has been convicted of lying on financial statements to a federally insured financial institution in Texas. The charges are not related to those for which Renzi is indicted. Nevertheless, it can’t be good news for Renzi’s defense that he is now facing felony charges in association
Post-Mortem for a Pseudo-Climate Security Act
June 16, 2008
By Russell J. Lowes The Senators from Connecticut and Virginia thought they could pull a fast one. They thought they could play the game the Bush Administration is so into, the mis-naming game. Heathy Forests runs down our forests. No Child Left Behind leaves an underfunded ill-conceived program putting our public school system at risk.
Read Any Good Books Lately? Or Any Books At All?
June 16, 2008
by David Safier A year or two ago, Kevin Drum, one of my go-to bloggers (Poltical Animal at Washington Monthly), said he was finding it harder to sit down and read a book. His concentration wasn’t what it used to be. I had experienced the same thing myself but hadn’t been aware of it until
Progressive Book Club
June 16, 2008
by David Safier Looking for some summer reading, followed by fall, winter and spring reading? Consider the Progressive Book Club. I just found out about it this morning and haven’t joined myself, so this is not a ringing endorsement, just some information I’m passing along. If you link through the site, you’ll find a wide
Hoisted on his own petard
June 15, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this excellent piece from the jedreport.com John McCain debates himself on supporting George W. Bush, and loses. McCain apparently is oblivious to the fact that everything he has ever said in print, in front of a TV camera or into a microphone has been preserved somewhere. He seems genuinely surprised when
