The New York Times teases passages from John Bolton’s tell-all book today. Bolton Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Actions (excerpts): Mr. Bolton describes several episodes where the president expressed willingness to halt criminal investigations “to, in effect, give personal favors to dictators he liked,” citing cases involving major firms in China and Turkey. … Read more
Governor Doug Ducey, appearing at today’s press gathering wearing a mask, has, for the moment, refound reality and deferred to local authorities on whether or not residents should be allowed to publicly wear masks during the Coronavirus. At the event, Mr. Ducey finally said what others have known for a while about COVID 19 in … Read more
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik’s Ward 6 office released this earlier today: “Last week I wrote to Governor Ducey, encouraging him to return local decision-making authority to local governing bodies so we can chart our own course through the coronavirus pandemic. He has chosen to ignore that letter. The Ducey administration has also ignored science … Read more
Let’s begin with the perception of crime and policing. Nancy LeTourneau at Political Animal blog explains, How Television Has Distorted Our View of Police and Crime: Those of us who grew up watching television were surprised at some point to find out that there were professions other than being a police officer, lawyer, or doctor. … Read more
Remember the line from the Terminator Movies where the lead protagonist says “Come with me if you want to live” In Arizona and across the country, it is getting to the point where people should stop listening to Doug Ducey, Cara Crist, Mike Pence, and Donald Trump if they want to live. Over the last … Read more