tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post4375292861125091185..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: Living in ArizonaAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-73044868085359848742015-03-09T14:16:57.026-07:002015-03-09T14:16:57.026-07:00As the President said in Selma, people have to get...As the President said in Selma, people have to get out and vote. If young people went to the ballot boxes, methinks there might be a different cast to things. We changed the world when we were young.....<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-226685611542502642015-03-09T14:15:50.056-07:002015-03-09T14:15:50.056-07:00And worse in ever new and surprising ways :(
a/bAnd worse in ever new and surprising ways :(<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-12685516381464016542015-03-09T14:15:19.217-07:002015-03-09T14:15:19.217-07:00Arizona passed the Medicaid expansion with a Repub...Arizona passed the Medicaid expansion with a Republican legislature and Governor but only, I am certain, because Gov. Brewer's son is institutionalized and would benefit directly from the expansion. She held the legislature hostage over the issue. I was happy for the result, but dismayed by the process.<br /><br />Enjoy the sunshine :)<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-45010135200377523752015-03-09T11:45:37.291-07:002015-03-09T11:45:37.291-07:00Add Kansas to the list. The laughing stock of the ...Add Kansas to the list. The laughing stock of the country. We used to have a surplus and enough money for education. No more.<br />Our last election was close but the governor was reelected. Sad.marluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933107449114317646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-56965030637933258752015-03-09T09:20:31.385-07:002015-03-09T09:20:31.385-07:00We have followed the downward spiral of Arizona po...We have followed the downward spiral of Arizona politics with despair. When you think it can't get any worse, it does. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-15543032647185078192015-03-09T08:18:01.905-07:002015-03-09T08:18:01.905-07:00As Rain said, it's prevalent in lots of legisl...As Rain said, it's prevalent in lots of legislatures right now. Our governor is a Democrat, but our Senate and House are Republican. They have been doing everything they can in Virginia to not allow Medicaid to expand. Meanwhile, there are thousands of Virginians without health coverage. Our state is losing federal funds daily due to the GOP-controlled House and Senate not passing the expansion. It's sickening how these legislatures care more about their political ideals than the people they are supposed to represent. <br /><br />I'm dismayed and cynical about the political process right now. <br /><br /> At least it's supposed to be nice in the DC area this week. Hopefully, we can get rid of the snow we had last week. <br /><br />Sending hugs,<br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-33355593491178024112015-03-09T08:17:34.431-07:002015-03-09T08:17:34.431-07:00An interesting part of this debate was the presenc...An interesting part of this debate was the presence of former School Board members; they were able to articulate exactly why the budget would decimate education in our state. Even the ones on the Republican side were appalled. <br /><br />As the Chambers of Commerce members said, no business will relocate to a state which cares so little about education. Their employees have children, after all.<br /><br />Special interests, self-aggrandizement, ego-tripping......it makes me ill.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-76132151400666748792015-03-09T08:11:42.543-07:002015-03-09T08:11:42.543-07:00i love arizona but we had 70°F here yesterday. Spr...i love arizona but we had 70°F here yesterday. Spring is on its way :). <br /><br />I think a lot of states are having political problems right now. Oregon sure has had its moment of nuttiness. One thing I learned recently is the right wing money that went into getting control of state governments. They did it for gerrymandering, which gave them the House, but it's easy to see how this also works to make state government divided or in the control of right wingers who hate all government and are determined to gut it.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com