Déjà vu all over again: GOP blows up special session
November 20, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I know I have explained this before, but apparently some people up at the state capitol need a refresher course. The way a special session is supposed to work is that the Governor and House and Senate leadership get together and craft a bill that they can all agree upon. Then leadership
Maricopa Community College District Board goes rogue
November 19, 2009
by David Safier This is about Maricopa and it's about community colleges — a bit out of my usual physical and educational geography — but really, it's about a rogue members of a Board trying to use the colleges for personal and political ends, educational mission be damned. And that kind of abuse of education
And I thought Dems were good at shooting themselves in the foot
November 19, 2009
by David Safier You know that special session called by the Accidental Guv to do some budget cutting? It didn't quite work out that way. A fragile budget deal collapsed in the Senate Thursday when Sen. Thayer Verschoor skipped the floor session and tied his support to a last-minute amendment to prevent cash-strapped agencies from
Dr. Eric Novack, right-wing shill
November 19, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When one of the Neocon Washington Post's deans of conservative apologists, George Will, sings someone's praises you know something dark and evil is afoot. It merits a closer examination of the object of his praise. (Will's columns should come with a disclosure statement). Both of Arizona's two major newspapers The Arizona Republic
Dem press conference recommends comprehensive budget approach
November 19, 2009
by David Safier I happened to be at the Capitol Wednesday, camera and notepad in hand, so I took in the Dem press conference. The thrust of the conference was to criticize the Rs for their piecemeal approach to budgeting: cut some stuff today and worry about everything else some time in the future. Lujan
Republican Born Again Deficit Virgins
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: John Perr is one of the better economics bloggers. He posted this piece at crooksandliars.com Born Again Deficit Virgins: Everything you need to know about the descent of the conservative movement into a hypocritical caricature is illustrated by two of its proudest constituencies: Republican deficit hawks and so-called "born again virgins." Having
New study says second round of stimulus aid to the states will be necessary
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, the Accidental Governor and several Republican state legislators toyed with the idea of rejecting federal stimulus aid to the state. It was purely ideological grandstanding. Wiser heads prevailed and Arizona accepted the federal stimulus aid. The current budget deficit would have been far worse without the federal stimulus aid. A new
Caribou Barbie book signing in Tempe
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanIe: I have always heard that Costco is a Labor/Democrat friendly business, despite the fact that it sells every screed from right-wing pulp fiction publishing houses at bulk discount prices. Now it is selling Caribou Barbie — no, not the doll — the real-life Sarah Palin, right next to the tire department. Is
