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Visit the Democrats of Greater TucsonHow strong are McCain’s fundamentals these days?
by David Safier The DNC is using McCain's "The fundamentals of the economy are strong" line from the Presidential campaign as a club against the Republicans in the finance reform battle. Watch. Discover more from Blog for Arizona Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
Quick update to the lege’s schedule for the week
Posted by Craig McDermott A couple of new committee agendas have been posted for this week.House Health and Human Services will meet on Wednesday at 9 a.m. in HHR4. The agenda has one item on it, a striker to SB1043 that would restore KidsCare, the state's Children's Health Insurance Program. The KidsCare program was ended … Read more
AZ Senate passes Pearce’s police state bill, sends it to Jan Brewer for her signature
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I can understand disagreeing with most of what comes out of the AZ lege, most of the time, it's just politics.What I can't stand is being ashamed of what comes out of the lege.Tonight, I'm profoundly embarrassed to be an Arizonan.From Reuters (yes, this is getting worldwide … Read more
Post-Truth Politics
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I heard Chris Hayes from The Nation on Countdown with Keith Olbermann last week use a term I had not heard before: HAYES: That‘s what‘s so remarkable about this debate. I mean, it‘s like we‘re through some post-modern looking glass because actually, the substance here has become completely abstracted. And I—there‘s a … Read more
Mitch McConnell’s home state paper calls him out
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Mitch McConnell's home state paper the Lexington Herald Leader called him out for being a whore for the pirates of Wall Street last week. What secret backroom deals are Republicans making with the pirates of Wall Street for campaign contributions and corporate funded attack ads on Democrats? Republicans are being tight-lipped and … Read more
President Bill Clinton fundraiser for Andrei Cherny
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Compiled from a press release from the Andrei Cherny for State Treasurer campaign: Next Monday, April 26th, former President Bill Clinton will be in Phoenix lending a hand to our campaign to turn Arizona’s economy around. And you’re invited to join us at a small “meet and greet” fundraiser that morning. For … Read more
Glassman at Democrats of Greater Tucson
by David SafierI'm going to repeat advice I gave awhile ago, and add to it.The repeat: Take Rodney Glassman seriously.The addition: If you have a chance to hear Glassman speak, do it.Glassman spoke today at the Democrats of Greater Tucson's weekly luncheon. He was impressive. He combined gravitas with intelligence and humor. He gave a … Read more
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