GOP-friendly pollster has Carmona leading Flake by five points

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This poll was released under condition the pollster not be identified, which raises my suspicion, but in any event azfamily.com (TV 3) in Phoenix reports a GOP-friendly pollster has released a poll showing Dr. Richard Carmona leading Rep. Jeff Flake by five points for the U.S. Senate seat. Poll: Carmona leading Flake: The … Read more

Update: Selecting Sheriff Larry Dever’s replacement

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I hate when that happens! My sources in Cochise County assured me that the ballots had already been sent to the printer. What they did not know is that the ballots had not actually yet been printed. As I posted yesterday, The death of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever presents a rare … Read more

The Insidious Nature of Tax Preferences

Posted by Bob Lord The Romney tax plan would exempt from income tax all investment income of those whose total income does not exceed $200,000. So, if you have a $200,000 salary and I have a $100,000 salary and $100,000 of interest income from by bond portfolio, I’ll pay a lot less in tax. That … Read more