It’s just good old privatization. What’s the problem?
The AZ Republic is running a week long series wherein they hyperventilate over the state pension system. It’s even got a nifty logo: Ooh, that has me deeply concerned. The deal in today’s installment is that some teachers are teaching in schools as contractors while also drawing retirement pay. And because they are on retirement [...]
All you need to debunk the “it was Janet Napolitano’s fault!” claim re: the private prison escape.
At our Sunday Square Off taping Friday morning, Howie Fischer tried to play the “blame Janet” card, saying that a flawed inmate classification system was what allowed three violent offenders to be placed in a medium security facility. It was Napolitano’s system, according to Howie. I asked Howie what, if anything, Governor Brewer had done [...]
I bet they cheat at Monopoly, too
In honor of the right wing nutjobs who’ve been (allegedly) systematically stifling liberal articles over the last year, I’ve added the ability to share, tweet, digg, bookmark, etc. each post. You’ll see the nifty little feature at the end of each article. Feel free to share and tweet to your heart’s content. The nutjob story [...]
Jan Brewer gets $250K to counteract her own rhetoric.
Nice pile of cash, if you can get it, for being an accidental Governor with a crack PR staff. And she did. Ironically, Brewer’s own high-profile statements with respect to immigration may be exacerbating the problems Arizona’s tourism industry has faced in the wake of the debate over its law, a hotel spokesperson reportedly suggested. [...]
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.
So there was this poor guy, and then there was this other guy in Paradise Valley.
Zelph alerted me to my name being mentioned on a popular AZ conservative blog. Sorry, but I don’t link to them so find it on your own. The blogger complained that Democrats propose tax increases on the poor to pay for the services that the less-poor and the middle class people use. His pique was [...]
The 2010 Arizona Republican Medicaid Expansion Act.
Do you think sponsors of a bill and a referendum to lower the minimum wage for workers up to age 22 are thinking about unintended consequences? Assuming the lege or the voters pass a measure that would allow employers to pay 16 to 21 year olds $5.44, that means that there could potentially be thousands [...]
