Norman Ornstein: ‘Fix The Senate, Save America’
Almost a decade ago in April 2012, political scientists and political centrist gurus Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein explained, Let’s Just Say It: The Republicans are the Problem: We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have … Read more
Paul Gosar is at it again, Endorsing Kari Lake and Consorting with Holocaust Deniers
Paul Gosar is at it again. Hopefully, the residents of Arizona Congressional District Four or whatever district is formed in that general geographic area of the Grand Canyon state after redistricting, are starting to notice. The House Representative, whose siblings have endorsed the last two Democratic Congressional nominees over their own brother, has earned two … Read more
State Representative Daniel Hernandez Sees a Path to Winning a Seat to the House of Representatives
Arizona Legislative District Two State Representative and former aide to Gabby Giffords Daniel Hernandez sees a path to the Democratic nomination for the House seat his former mentor once held. After having a successful fundraising quarter and securing the endorsements of union groups like the Arizona Federation of Teachers, Mr. Hernandez is confident he has … Read more
20 State Attorneys General Sue The Postal Regulatory Commission Over Louis DeJoy’s 10-Year Plan
The U.S. Postal Service’s controversial slowdown of mail delivery that began October 1 is sparking a pushback from 20 state attorneys general. CBS News reports, USPS mail slowdown sparks lawsuit from 20 state attorneys general: On Thursday, the state attorneys general— ranging from California to New York — sued the Postal Regulatory Commission, alleging that … Read more
Never Trumpers: There’s Only One Way To Save Our Democracy – An Alliance With Democrats
The Never Trumpers in the Republican Party have had since 2015 to form a new conservative political party. They have failed to do so because they suffer from the delusion that the party’s descent into Trumpism, the new American fascism, is only temporary, and that they could take back the party with the defeat of … Read more
Der Führer Donald Trump Wishes Horst Wessel, er, Ashli Babbitt A Happy Birthday
Earlier this year, I pointed out that Donald Trump is stealing a page from the Nazi propaganda playbook in trying to make Ashli Babbitt, a domestic terrorist killed while trying to storm House chamber on January 6, into a martyr for his Big Lie MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection: Heather Digby Parton points out that the Hitler … Read more
Democrats: Send Comments to the Independent Redistricting Commission before their Oct. 12 Meeting
From the LD10 Democrats: It is critical that Democrats speak up now because it appears that Independent Redistricting Commission deliberations are being dominated by Republican Commissioner David Mehl and that Chair Erika Neuberg is deferring to him. The IRC has posted the next version of the grid maps (see below) and as described in the … Read more
Film Fest Tucson on October 14 to 17
“Film Fest Tucson is a destination film festival, a place for filmmakers and audiences to meet, discover and experience unique and important stories told on film. The festival is for the community of Southern Arizona, as well as for visitors to the region to experience the unique environment, heritage and culture of Tucson and the … Read more
