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Dr. Word: Ninja chess master playing rope-a-dope?
February 11, 2009
by David Safier I'm enjoying the terms being tossed around by pundits who believe that, far from being caught unawares, Obama is playing crafty political games with the Republicans during the stimulus debate, luring them into difficult positions as they tire themselves out with their overblown rhetoric. Putting the images together, Obama is a ninja
Enemies of the State
February 10, 2009
Dateline 2.10.09 by AzBlueMeanie Series (War correspondent AzBlueMeanie is embedded with the Freedom Fighters of the Arizona Democratic Resistance in the occupied state of Arizona. This dispatch is filed from an undisclosed location within the liberated territories of Baja Arizona) All officers and employees of the state of Arizona are required to take a loyalty
This is all they’ve got
February 9, 2009
by David Safier Here's part of a televised interview George Stephanopolos held with new RNC Chair Michael Steele: STEELE: You’ve got to look at what’s going to create sustainable jobs. What this administration is talking about is making work. It is creating work. STEPHANOPOULOS: But that’s a job. STEELE: No, it’s not a job. A job is
Can we learn from this in Arizona?
February 9, 2009
by David Safier It looks like the country isn't overly fond of the Republicans' continued obstruction of the stimulus bill. People want the money out there stimulating the economy, and they want it now. Is there a budget-related lesson to be learned here in Arizona? The Republicans competed their budget hatchet job for this fiscal
Lessons from an Abortive Populist Coup
February 8, 2009
Paul Eckerstrom didn't campaign to be elected Democratic Party Chairman in any meaningful sense. He didn't even plan to run. He certainly didn't think it though. He tossed his hat in the ring because he had a passion for the ideas and strategy he wanted the Party to pursue, and which he wasn't seeing from
Dispatch From The Occupied State of Arizona
February 7, 2009
Dateline 2.07.09 by AzBlueMeanie (War correspondent AzBlueMeanie is embedded with the Freedom Fighters of the Arizona Democratic Resistance in the occupied state of Arizona. This dispatch is filed from an undisclosed location within the liberated territories of Baja Arizona) The GOP 'Taliban' Insurgency seized control of the capitol city of Phoenix last month. The insurgents
What teachers are hearing
February 6, 2009
by David Safier During a teacher's meeting at an Arizona school this week, the teachers were told about some ideas being bounced around concerning the 2010 round of budget cuts for K-12 schools: Cuts of about $1,000 in spending per pupil. Salary cuts ranging from $4,00-6,000. Getting rid of the experience index for teacher salaries.
GOP ‘Taliban’ Insurgency
February 6, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republicans have gone so batshit crazy lately that the comedy just rights itself. I am not making this up: Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Hotline On Call (National Journal) Sessions: GOP Insurgency "May Be Required": "Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit more because
