Bush consigliere Gonzo authorized torture of Zubaydah from the White House
May 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The most under-reported story this week was the revelation by NPR's All Things Considered that then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales signed off on torture techniques for Abu Zubaydah between the time the Bush torture program first developed sometime in February 2002, and the first CYA "torture memo" from the Office of
A tuition tax credit and STO primer
May 23, 2009
by David SafierThe media has been writing about a special session to create new tuition tax credits, and it has jumped on the story that Steve Yarbrough is doing very well financially with his own STO. I've been covering the same territory in greater depth and detail. But you can't follow the story unless you
What a Dick! Cheney fact checked by McClatchy News
May 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you only get your news from the media villagers and Beltway blowhards on television, you are woefully uninformed. These losers are doing a great disservice to the American public with their trivialization of news and they should be ashamed of themselves. Luckily there are still some real reporters in the print
Obama’s Dilemna
May 23, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Civil libertarians and liberals are upset with that portion of President Obama's speech on Thursday in which he outlined how he presently plans to deal with the detainees at Guantanamo. This has become a regular feature on programs such as MSNBC's Countdown and Rachel Maddow Show. Keep in mind that a final
Brewer: Republican legislators “irresponsible”
May 22, 2009
by David SafierLet the games begin continue! Gov. Jan Brewer lashed out Friday at legislators from her own Republican Party for trying to fix the state's budget problems by taking $190 million from cities and counties. "I think it's irresponsible," Brewer said of the proposals. What? It's irresponsible to balance the state budget by throwing
BfA Most Influential AZ blog of the week!
May 22, 2009
by David SafierTake what you can get wherever you can get it, right? According to blognetnews.com, BfA ranked number one in Influence among Arizona blogs this week. What does Influence mean, you ask? You got me. But whatever it means, we're it — this week, in Arizona — and that's all that counts. Last week
STOs, regulation and the mortgage industry
May 22, 2009
by David SafierCommenter MindlessMama makes a good point about the need for stricter regulation of STOs. As I read this, it makes me think there's a big opening for fraud. I'm not suggesting that's the case w/Yarbrough's STO. But we see what a lack of oversight has yielded for our mortgage industry, kids. So what
Shameless self promotion
May 22, 2009
by David SafierIn my column in the Explorer this week, find out why I won't dump my trash over my neighbor's fence, but industries dump their trash into waterways and spew it into the air with abandon.
