President Obama addresses Arizona’s anti-immigrant law at naturalization ceremony
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today at a naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members, President Obama addressed Arizona's anti-immigrant law in his remarks (partial transcript): Like so many others, these men and women met their responsibilities. They played by the rules. They have earned their citizenship. And so on a day like this, we are also reminded … Read more
Arizona turns into America’s punch line
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today's headline in the Arizona Daily Star says it best: "Arizona turns into America's punch line." Actually, this has been true for many years. Remember AZ-SCAM, the Keating Five, the MLK Day economic boycott, the impeachment of Evan Mecham, the conviction of J. Fife Symington III, J.D. Hayworth and Jack Abramoff, Rick … Read more
Arizona Republic: Immigration bill holds high price
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic editorial opinion today is on point. Immigration bill holds high price: Arizona faces sticker shock and buyer's remorse if Gov. Jan Brewer signs the immigration bill on her desk. The bill is not an answer to a long-standing failure of the feds to fix the border. It will not … Read more
Editors Note: The Trouble with Trolls (update)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Repost of link http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/ which provides an effective summary of the worst practices of blog trolls. Blog for Arizona does not care whether you use a pseudonym to post comments. We do care, however, when one individual creates multiple identities and posts from the same address. That's a red flag. It may … Read more
OK, Pearce really will say anything
by David Safier Conservative demagogues have a knack for saying things that sound just right the moment they say them. Sarah Palin is one of the more talented of the current breed, but just one of many. It doesn't matter if what they say makes any sense, so long as it sounds good when it … Read more
Fool’s Gold: Sales tax hike will turn Arizona into N. Korea, Cuba
by David Safier My jaw drops in amazement when I read most of the Goldwater Institute's Daily Emails, but today, G.I. is at its jaw-dropping best. G.I. has gotten lots of push back for its assertion that Prop 100 will cost Arizona 14,000 jobs. Some UA economists gave the lie to G.I's figures, noting they … Read more
Steve Chapman: How immigration crackdowns backfire
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Chapman is a reasonable, rational conservative columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Today he writes about Arizona's flirtation with a police state. Arizona’s immigration crackdown: Arizona’s immigration crackdown will backfire: Arizona legislators are fed up with being terrorized by illegal immigrants, and they have passed a law to get tough. Under the … Read more
