Setup like a bowling pin?
Over at TPM there is a post pointing to an article in NYT titled, "Mining of Data Prompted Fight Over Spying".In the article there are these paragraphs:A half-dozen officials and former officials...
View ArticleMy Ever Changing Moods
Senator Reid,I thank you for not being amongst the 16 Democratic Senators that voted to pass the President's version of the FISA bill tonight.Let me share with you the first paragraph from the...
View ArticleJust eave a message, maybe I'll call.
I visited a congressional office today, the first time in my life.I am so angry that 41 Democratic members of the House supported the White House version of the FISA bill it's driving me crazy.So I...
View ArticleShrub: Left = Vietcong
Last night at the RNCC George W Bush, who didn't have the balls to show up in person, made this comment (h/t TP) in his speech: If the Hanoi Hilton could not break John McCain’s resolve to do what is...
View ArticleFocusing on the Target: McCain
If there is anything the McCain-Palin campaign deserves, it's mockery and with that in mind I'm going to suggest 2 videos I've seen this morning and I bet many of you have also. Both of these videos...
View ArticleTrust? No EFFING Way, Verify!
I received an email from the Obama campaign asking my support for Barack Obama's plan to deal with the economic crisis. I have my doubts that the crisis is as urgent as is being played by the...
View ArticleArizona: Third World education and economic infrastructure
If the current legislature gets their way Arizona will have a "Third World education and economic infrastructure."Below is a letter from President Michael Crow of Arizona State University regarding our...
View ArticleStop Calling!
To My Dear Friends Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Senator Chuck Schumer, and Governor Tim Kaine.Stop Calling!As I’ve told the generous and dedicated people calling on your behalf, I’m not giving you any...
View ArticleUPDATED: HCR A Funny Thing Happened
I just got a call from American’s for Prosperity wanting to know my position on the health care reform measure moving through Congress. The nice person on the phone represented himself as calling for a...
View ArticleA message to my Three Stooges & the President
My Three Stooges is how I've come to refer to my Senators and Congressman. I live in AZ06 so that would be John McCain, Jon Kyl, and Jeff Flake. Check below the fold for emails I sent them tonight.
View ArticleThe lesser of bad choices or not
This is an advice column in reverse. That is I’m seeking the advice of my fellow Kossacks.I live in Arizona which went pretty red in 2010. We lost 2 seats AZ-01, now held by Tea Party favorite Paul...
View ArticleTax Issues: A thoughtful read
No, not my writing, but very much worth the read.The Tax Debate We Want and NeedI have nothing profound to add. This article is a good primer on what the issues are in the current debate and how our...
View ArticleArizonan Dial for Redistricting
Hey Fellow Zoneys,This is a call to action. Pick up your phone.You've probably heard about the redistricting mess here in our state. Well, the Acting Governor Ken Bennett (Brewer's out of town, don't...
View Article"He's Great"<> "Sucks Less"
I been following the news and getting more disheartened every day as I watch what is happening. Today I wrote another letter to the president attempting to express my frustration. Being of a sarcastic...
View Article"That Danged Fence" Sheriff...
...Paul Babeu, appears to be just another self loathing right wing gay man. In an article on the Arizona Republics website titled, Article's claim: Babeu threatened ex-lover, details how Babeu is...
View ArticleDaniel: Artist, uninsured, $450K medical bills
Daniel is my son's best friend. A couple of weeks ago he could no longer put off a visit to the doctor which he couldn't afford. Now he's a cancer survivor.Daniel's brain cancer will cost an estimated...
View ArticlePolitical Contributions: My New Standard Response
I, like I'm sure most of you do, receive daily request from office holders and candidates asking for my financial support. I've respond to each request with an email.Here's my email:Dear , I appreciate...
View ArticleWTF: Police arrest clown terrorizing county in California
Police arrest one of 20 clowns terrorizing county in CaliforniaIf the movies “It” and “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” gave you the heebie-jeebies, there’s another reason to be scared of clowns: An...
View ArticleGA: Where are 40K Voter Registrations
Steve Benen provides an update on an issue discussed last week on the Rachel Maddow Show.Civil rights groups sue over Ga. voter backlogGeorgia may be considered a reliably “red” state in the Deep...
View ArticleThe Gun Manufacturers' Lobby
Can we all change our language to stop giving the Gun Manufacturers’ Lobby cover by pretending they are an organization of sportsmen and enthusiast dedicated to gun safety? I’m not even going to...
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