‘Pressure’s on for GOP to restore transplants’
April 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the House Democratic Caucus: House Democrats: ‘Pressure’s on for GOP to restore transplants’ STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Transplant patients and House Democrats are urging Republicans to act now to restore transplants after Gov. Jan Brewer reversed her stance today after six months of opposition to grant the life-saving procedures. … Read more
Fiesta Bowl Scandal Fallout
April 1, 2011
Posted by AzblueMeanie: A quick aside: The political media will focus on the politicians caught up in this scandal, but I would encourage the political media to focus on the real villains here – the lobbyists. The political corruption of our government is due to the fact that we allow lobbyists to run our state … Read more
The ‘two percenters’ want a class-based education system in Arizona
April 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A package of budget bills started moving through the Arizona House on Thursday. During the hearing on the education budget there was an exchange that deserves special mention. Arizona budget plan targets health care, education – East Valley Tribune: Brewer’s budget also proposed cutting state aid to universities by $170 million. The … Read more
Face This!
March 31, 2011
By Michael Bryan Well, that was hardly as trivial an undertaking as I expected, but I think we finally got the BfAZ FB Page working. Try it out on the sidebar to the left and at the address www.facebook.com/BlogForArizona. Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions while we got this thing up and humming. After this … Read more
Arizona and Florida play gun-crazies leapfrog
March 31, 2011
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by David Safier Florida says to Arizona, "I'll see your guns-in-the-classroom and raise you no-gun-questions-in-the-examining room." Florida clearly wants to do Arizona one better in the Guns R Us competition. Two legislators have put together bill HB155 that prohibits doctors from asking a patient about guns stored in the patient's home. A pediatrician explains why … Read more
Huckabee tells me he needs $65,000 to run a “repeal health care” ad in my district
March 31, 2011
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by David Safier I just got a personal call from Mike Huckabee — if by "personal," you mean listening to his actual voice recorded and robocalled to who-knows-how-many homes. In that marching-as-to-war voice of his, Huckabee told me we have to repeal the health care act, and he wants to circulate all kinds of petitions … Read more
Ann Kirkpatrick wants a rematch with Hermey, er, Paul Gosar
March 31, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Regular readers know that I am not enamored with Blue Dog Conservative Democrats – why would any voter choose a knock-off (Republican-Lite) when they can choose the genuine article? Give them a real choice. It's not a trick question, but Blue Dog Conservative Democrats can't seem to understand the question. Wha? So … Read more
Update: Wisconsin Judge again blocks implementation of ‘budget-repair’ law; Gov. Walker will comply with order
March 31, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The cavalier attitude Tea-Publicans in Wisconsin have shown for the rule of law and valid court orders has been truly disturbing. Twice now Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi has restrained the implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's so-called "budget-repair bill" and twice now Tea-Publican assistant state attorneys general and Tea-Publican legislators, "the Fabulous Fitzgerald Brothers" … Read more
