Arizona: Andrew Eldgredge Martin

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Senate began debate of the health care reform bill on Moday and John McCain wasted no time in making a complete fool of himself. As Keith Olbermann noted in his intro to McCain's "remarkable performance" that "you'll have to see to believe" 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Monday, November 30

John McCain has just stepped into the health care debate. Well, he stepped in a lot more than just that actually. Senator McCain complains about the lack of specifics about supposed cuts to Medicare, then he lists them specifically. And he warns Americans of, quote, “all kind of provisions” that they‘re either unaware of or many of us have also become unaware of.

by David Safier

I've been wrestling with this one lately. A suit has been filed to give charter schools more money to make their allocations "equal" with district schools. That raises the question: do charters get less than district schools, and if so, should the state give them more?

The main issue here is the $7500 vs. $9500 per pupil figure that I've written about ad nauseam. The $9500 figure is ridiculous when you're talking about the amount spent on a student's education. The extra $2000 has to do with the cost of building more schools to deal with our expanding student population. It wouldn't be there if our population had remained stable or was shrinking.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Associated Press writer Gene Johnson has this update at East Valley Tribune:

SEATTLE (AP) -- The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone patrolman investigating a stolen car early Tuesday. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities during a massive two-day manhunt.

Maurice Clemmons was carrying a handgun he took from one of the dead officers when a Seattle policeman recognized him near a stolen car in a working-class south Seattle neighborhood about 2:45 a.m., Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said.

The vehicle was running but unoccupied when the officer pulled up, radioed in the license plate number and realized the car was stolen, Pugel said.

by David Safier

This is a public service announcement.

The Goldwater Institute's Daily Email has announced what they think we must do to  protect what we gained when the Bill of Rights was ratified.

Spread the word about the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act, which could stop the federal government from dictating your health care choices under the guise of health reform. Tell the FCC you know "net neutrality" is really the federal government's foray into seizing control over the private Internet. Stand against union bullying by learning more about the Arizona Save Our Secret Ballot Act, which could preserve your right to reject unionization by secret ballot.