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John McCain, then and now
August 5, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What a difference a year makes. And the electorate to which he is trying to appeal (in this case, rabid GOP primary voters in Arizona). BarbinMD at Daily Kos posts this helpful reminder That Was Then, This Is Now, McCain Edition: [On Monday] John McCain said: … he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee
Health care reform in Giffords’, Grijalva’s words
August 5, 2009
by David SafierI've spend a fair number of words criticizing Giffords, both for her vague stand on health care reform and for some of the roadblocks she and other Blue Dogs have erected in its path. So in fairness, I'm going to give Giffords a chance to speak for herself, though a column that just
Not-very-shameless self promotion
August 5, 2009
by David SafierSince this bit of self promotion is also much-deserved promotion of regular BfA reader and commenter Steve Gall, I do it without even a twinge of shame. After I wrote a short post about Steve Gall and his quest for recess a few weeks ago, I got together with Steve and Mariana, learned
Special Session Update: Come back next week
August 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tuesday kicks off the fifth week of the Special Session with a pledge and pray session, followed by Senate President Bob "Bluto" Burns trying to find two more Republican senators to get to 16 votes for the GOP budget in the Senate. Burns has stated that he will continue to try to
Special Comment: Legislators for Sale
August 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We know what you are, sir, we are arguing about the price…" Keith Olbermann calls out and publicly shames legislators who are bought and paid for by lobbyists for insurers and big pharma in the health care debate. Where is the rest of the "fourth estate" in fulfilling its duty to hold
UPDATE: Cash for Clunkers
August 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Keith Olbermann takes on Arizona's embarrassment, Sen. John McCain, who wants to filibuster more money for the "cash for clunkers" program because it is a stimulus program that is popular with Americans and is actually working. July's auto sales were best in nearly a year ("In fact, some automakers, dealers and government
Would you buy a used car from this STO?
August 3, 2009
by David SafierYesterday I wrote how the Arizona Scholarship Fund (ASF) encourages parents to have friends and relatives take tuition tax credits and "recommend" the money go to that parents' kids. Ideally, ASF says, if they gather up enough recommenders, parents won't have to pay a penny for their kid's private school tuition. I could
Sen. John McCain to vote against Judge Sotomayor – what a surprise (not)
August 3, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Sunday, Sen. John McCain told CNN's John King that he had not yet made up his mind on how he would vote for confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Liar. Sen. McCain announced today that he will vote against confirmation of Judge Sotomayor – what a surprise
