Ahwatukee’s own Legislative District 20 Senator John Huppenthal and Representative John McComish, along with their fellow Republicans who dominate the Arizona state Legislature, continue to be “penny wise and dollar foolish” in their support for the destruction of public education in Arizona through budget slashing. In a state with bare-bones educational funding to begin with, [...]
An Open Letter To Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, AZ CD8(0)
On February 23rd the Arizona Republic carried and Op-Ed from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who represents Arizona CD8 in southern Arizona. In it she touted the passing of President Obama’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 20090222giffords23.html
I was thrilled with her comments and emailed the following letter to her:
Dear Congresswoman Gifford,
Even though you are not my [...]
The “Chutzpah” of Senators McCain and Kyl(0)
Today, newspapers throughout Arizona, including the two with the largest circulation (The Arizona Republic in Phoenix and the Arizona Star in Tucson) carried an Op-Ed written by Senators McCain and Kyl. The main thrust of the Op-Ed was that the stimulus bill is simply too big a gamble to risk our future on. 280126
What CHUTZPAH!!!
Neither [...]
“Starve The Beast” is Alive and Kicking in Arizona(0)
“Starve the beast” is a fiscal strategy used by Republican conservatives, whereby budget deficits are created through tax cuts in order to force future reductions in the size of government.
The term, “starve the beast” was developed by David Stockman, Budget Director in the Reagan administration. After decades of trying to reverse the socially progressive [...]
