“Earmarks Johnny” should call Senator Richard Shelby
February 5, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain regularly rails against earmarks as if the elimination of earmarks alone would balance the federal budget. (Earmarks make up less than 2% of the federal budget). He reminds me of Gollum going on incessantly about "my precious" in Lord of the Rings – it's just as creepy. If "Earmarks
Colorado Springs: Tea party paradise
February 5, 2010
by David Safier Colorado Springs residents don't like taxes much. So here's what's happening in the town. More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go dark Monday. The police helicopters are for sale on the Internet. The city is dumping firefighting jobs, a vice team, burglary investigators, beat cops — dozens
G.I. piles on “Alpha dog” Antenori
February 5, 2010
by David Safier AN OOPS! UPDATE: Looks like I got this one wrong. The tweet isn't from the Goldwater Institute after all. Note to self: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. I regret the error. Frank Antenori proclaims that he's the muscle behind the Republican boycott of the questions the
Living in the State of Delusion – Special Election Edition
February 5, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the ultimate act of political cowardice the Arizona Legislature voted to refer a three year temporary sales tax increase to the ballot in a costly special election to be held on May 18. The Arizona Legislature punted its constitutional responsibilities to you, the voters. This legislature is an epic failure. There are
The Daily Show on John McCain and DADT
February 5, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Stewart: Oh, John McCain "what did I ever see in you. I've never seen someone be so dickish about going back on their word." The parody substituting age for gay is classic. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Special session update3 – crossing palms….with shoulder blades
February 4, 2010
…that's a way of saying that there is some serious arm-twisting going on at the lege… Posted by Craig McDermott On Thursday, the Arizona House of Representatives approved the referral to the ballot of a temporary increase to the state's sales tax. The vote was 34 – 25, with one vacancy (Sam Crump resigned on
Incredible
February 4, 2010
by David Safier Cut adult education programs, including the GED. Allow university faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus (I guess that one doesn't cost the state any money, so it must be a good idea). Stewart and Colbert must be storing all this stuff up to put together a one hour special on Arizona.
Update re: Southern Arizona legislator questionnaires in the Daily Star
February 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week Blog for Arizona ran the series of Southern Arizona legislator questionnaires published in the Arizona Daily Star. Only one Republican legislator responded to the questionnaire, Sen. Jonathan Paton, because he is planning to run for Congress. He will have to do a better job than the obtuse evasive answers he
