Gonna dance to a band from a-Lou’sian’ tonight

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To get you in the mood for Mardis Gras, here is Mary Chapin Carpenter singing Down At The Twist and Shout. (For a friend of mine from New Orleans who is homesick). Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans Never have drifted down a bayou stream But I heard that … Read more

The coming week: Legislative edition

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, and subject to change without notice. The "highlight" of the week, if you want to call it that, came this past week when Senate President Russell Pearce announced that he was "holding" all immigration bills until the … Read more

Pearce’s sentiments lie with the abuser

by David Safier The whole Scott Bundgaard episode where he was involved in a physical confrontation with his girlfriend on the freeway is seamy and semi-scandalous enough all by itself. But Russell Pearce injected a whole new dimension when he offered his analysis of the situation: "I know what is going on," Pearce said Wednesday. … Read more

Arizona Democratic Party unveils redistricting watchdog project

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: AZ Dems unveil redistricting watchdog project Drawing a New Arizona Project will monitor process crucial to future of state PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party is launching the Drawing a New Arizona Project to monitor and protect the integrity of the redistricting process, which is … Read more