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Opening Day: For the Love of The Game
April 5, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is Opening Day for major league baseball, with the L.A. Dodgers at the S.F. Giants, and the Atlanta Braves at the Philadelphia Phillies. Much has occurred in recent years to damage the reputation of major league baseball: the first billion dollar palaces (the "New" Yankee Stadium and the N.Y. Mets Citi Field),
Mea Culpa
April 4, 2009
by David SafierIf you read my post earlier today, Bradblog covers RTA ballot counting, I misstated Brad Friedman's position on the RTA election, and he called me on it in an email. I claimed he suspected "hanky panky" in the RTA vote counting, while he said no such thing. I have corrected the post. My
Newt Gingrich threatens to form a third party in 2012
April 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is warning fellow Republicans that conservatives may leave the GOP for a third party in 2012. Gingrich: GOP-ers may form third party – Andy Barr – POLITICO.com “If the Republicans can’t break out of being the right wing party of big government, then I think you would
When in Oklahoma . . .
April 4, 2009
by David SafierApropos of nothing, I couldn't resist this. The old Ten Commandments at The Capitol fight is raging in Oklahoma City. And some legislators asked, if we put up the Commandments, which version would we use? After all, the wording is different in different translations. Looks like we have a winner. Republican Senator Randy
Pitchforks and Pistols
April 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I wanted to share this timely opinion from the New York Times by Charles M. Blow, Pitchforks and Pistols: Lately I’ve been consuming as much conservative media as possible (interspersed with shots of Pepto-Bismol) to get a better sense of the mind and mood of the right. My read: They’re apocalyptic. They
Towards Understanding Blue Dog Democrats
April 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House Democrats Blue Dog Coalition purports to "appeal to mainstream values of the American public," and they are "dedicated to a core set of beliefs that transcend partisan politics, including a deep commitment to the financial stability and national security of the United States." There are presently 47 Members of the
BradBlog covers RTA ballot counting
April 4, 2009
by David SafierIf you haven't gotten enough info already about the upcoming counting of the RTA ballots, or you want to hear the story from an Election Integrity perspective, Brad Friedman of BradBlog just posted an exhaustive discussion of recent events, from Goddard's taking the ballots to Phoenix to the politics of choosing observers, and
Arizona government assets fire sale?
April 4, 2009
by David SafierI would like to understand this better. Napolitano and Democrats proposed borrowing against future tobacco funds and lottery revenues to balance the budget. Republicans said that's mortgaging our future, making our children pay, and so on. (Somehow, drastic cuts in education don't fit the "making our children pay" line of reasoning for them.)
