It’s not “appearing only in your personal capacity” when you’re wearing your uniform, Sheriff Babeu.
A uniform carries power because it reflects the authority and trust of the public that chose it. It’s a violation of military regulations to wear your uniform “for the furtherance of political activities” if you’re on active duty, and even former military members are prohibited from appearing in public in their uniform with the exception [...]
I say give McCain everything he wants
Seriously, give McCain everything he wants for his 10 point “Border Security Action Plan”. The additional Guard and Border Patrol personnel, the millions in additional funding, the fencing and surveillance systems, everything. All of it in earmarks.
“I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”
That’s the subtitle to a pivotal article by Peggy McIntosh, who in the late 80s while working as a researcher on women’s studies, sought to develop a better understanding of white privilege and male privilege. Her work led her to write White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, which you can read here, along with a [...]
Abbreviated version of Sen. McCain on Sunday Square Off this morning.
Just got home from a weekend trip to Lake Havasu City. This morning Mark and I watched Sunday Square Off on Channel 12 (they get the Phoenix channel there) from our room. Good job to Brahm Resnik, who did his best not to let McCain slide with his talking points on government spending. Here’s a [...]
Tuesday Energy Blogging: Want high speed rail in AZ?
From PIRG today: Arizona PIRG Education Fund Releases New High Speed Rail Report Calls on State of Arizona and ADOT to Follow Through on Commitment to High Speed Rail Funding & Development Today the Arizona PIRG Education Fund released its new report The Right Track: Building a 21st Century High Speed Rail System for America [...]
Is this the reason for the robocalls?
This Jim Deakin cat claims he’s John McCain’s primary opponent and got a lengthy interview on MSNBC this afternoon wherein he trashed Cindy McCain for her support of gay marriage. Behold the rocket surgeon that is Jim Deakin: jimdeakin.com America should not have Czars No doubt. Good thing that “Czar” is a made-up media construct [...]
John McCain hates you.
So Mark got it, and several Democrats I know did. Here’s the transcript from the Republic, though I’m told there are different versions out there: “Hello, this is newly elected United States Senator Scott Brown from Massachusetts and I am honored at the role that your Senator John McCain played in my election yesterday. When [...]