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Visit the Democrats of Greater TucsonTony Snow Will Be White House’s Lying Propaganda Hack
Everyone says Tony Snow is getting a new job. He is said to be switching from Fox News to the White House Press Secretary. But that’s not changing employers so much as just changing cubicles. Same bullshit, different podium. Now that Scott McClellan has squandered all his available credibility fronting for the Bush White House, … Read more
An Anti-Immigration Third Party Bid in 2008
I’m begining to wonder if 2008 will see a fracture of the GOP over the issue of immigration? Could a Perovian candidate right to the far right on this issue and split the GOP vote, as in 1992? The heir apparent of the GOP, Senator John McCain, has steered a moderate path on the immigration … Read more
Following the Money in Arizona’s CD8 Congressional Race
I’m going to be talking about campaign money, and only money, in this post. I am looking at the ‘money primary,’ not ideas, not merit, not talent: just money. So I don’t want to see any comments carping about how money isn’t everything. Of course it’s not; but for the purposes of this post, it’s … Read more
Going for Broke: Bankruptcy and the Environment
Link: Going for Broke: How corporations are using bankruptcy to evade environmental clean-up costs.Cleanup should be a cost of doing business, but without secured bonds and other rock-solid forms of financial assurance, it’s easy for corporations to walk away from their obligations. Montana learned this lesson the hard way. (When toxic sites do not receive … Read more
Net Neutrality?
It seems that the internet is abuzz with the possibility that Congress will end the Net Neutrality principle, which is the goose that laid the golden IP packet. Net Neutrality is the foundational idea that all parts of the internet should treat all packet traffic the same, regardless of its origin, function, or destination: all … Read more
Michtell’s Fundraising On Pace To Take On Hayworth in Arizona’s CD5 Congressional Race
Recently, former Mayor of Tempe and State Senator Harry Mitchell was enduced into entering the Congressional race against J.D. Hayworth in Arizona’s District 5. Though some were sore about the way the recruitment was handled, the result is that the competitiveness of the CD 5 race has been upgraded from a ‘safe Republican’ to a … Read more
Sinverguenzas
Republicans have given Democrats a political gift. The gift is a Spanish language radio ad placed by the DNC that boldly lies to Hispanic voters (Windows Media Audio). Arizona Democrats are organizing to rebut the lie; but in my view, we would do better to pay for putting the original ad into heavier rotation. The … Read more
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