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The race to the bottom to serve their corporate masters
June 13, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week, former Massachusetts Goveror Willard "Mittens" Romney and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty "of nuthin'" released their so-called economic plans. Romney called for lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent. Wanting to outflank Romney, Pawlenty went a step further, calling for a cut to 15 percent. The race to the … Read more
South Park creators win Tony Award for best musical ‘The Book of Mormon’
June 13, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever imagine writing the caption above. Is this a great country, or what? Congratulations to Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, for their Tony Award win for the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon." You can learn more about it here … Read more
First recent photos of Giffords released
June 12, 2011
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by David Safier I've been waiting with anticipation and trepidation to see the first photos of Gabby since the January 8 shooting. The trepidation is gone. She looks wonderful — hair shorn, bespectacled and beautiful. More photos are supposed to be released this morning on her facebook page.
Pat Fleming calls Gail Griffin on her false statements
June 12, 2011
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by David Safier I've heard from reliable sources that Pat Fleming was among the hardest working representatives when she served in the legislature. Now she ranks among the hardest working legislators-in-exile (D, LD-25). Today she has an extended letter to the editor in the Sierra Vista Herald which takes Gail Griffin's falsehoods and counters them … Read more
Giffords’ office releases first photos of Gabby since shooting
June 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Sunday, the public got its first look at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot on January 8 at a Congress on Your Corner event near Tucson. Rep. Giffords' staff provided two photographs to The Arizona Republic Photos reflect Giffords' recovery and to the Arizona Daily Star First photos of Gabrielle Giffords … Read more
GOP fails to learn from mistake of Bush tax cuts
June 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the Goerge W. Bush tax cuts (2001). The tax cut champions made bold predictions about what the tax cuts would do — massive job growth, vast new wealth, higher incomes, smaller government, and balanced budgets. So how'd that work out? Steve Benen has a good … Read more
Stephen Colbert gives the business end to ‘Mittens’ Romney
June 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What Jed Lewison said at Daily Kos: Colbert calls B.S. on claim that Romney is a job creator: Mitt Romney's campaign spin is that he was a businessman, so he knows how to create jobs, and that's why he should be president. Except, as Stephen Colbert points out, Mitt Romney's business career … Read more
Gaming high stakes tests
June 11, 2011
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by David Safier Those of you who haven't taught may not have thought about the most rational way for a teacher to maximize the number of students who pass high stakes tests. Here's the thinking teacher's guide to getting the highest passing rate on AIMS (or any other state test): 1. Don't waste time working … Read more
