For old school Dylan fans
January 16, 2011
by David Safier I just went on iTunes to hear some clips from the recent release of "The Witmark Demos," rough recordings Dylan made between 1962 and 1964 for his publishing house — raw versions of songs we know and others he never recorded. Amazing stuff, if you're an old Dylan hand like me. Here's
The coming week: legislative edition
January 16, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Welcome to the first schedule post of 2011… All information gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature and subject to change without notice. Note: An "HHR" prefix indicates that the meeting place is in a hearing room in the House building, and an "SHR" prefix indicates a
Another Fischer article without Democrats
January 16, 2011
by David Safier Howard Fischer has an article in Sunday papers across the state quoting Brewer, Pearce, Adams and Harper on their stand against stiffening the law on extended ammunition clips. How do Democrats feel on the issue? Cue the crickets. FIscher doesn't offer a clue. The article does a fair job of presenting the
Eric Fuller’s outburst and arrest
January 16, 2011
by David Safier I'm posting out the arrest of Eric Fuller for making threatening comments directed at Trent Humphries for two reasons. First, I've written quite a bit about right wing threats and assaults on Democrats, and it seems hypocritical to ignore this incident. Second, I've seen Fuller at a number of events and had
McCain gets it right in WaPo op ed
January 16, 2011
by David Safier Seeing McCain getting it mostly right in today's WaPo op ed — I have a few quibbles, but they're tangential to his main point — gives me another glimmer of hope. It's rare I can read or listen to any of McCain's pronouncements without almost total disagreement, so this is a welcome
Redistricting update: AZ Supreme Court Hearing On Tuesday
January 16, 2011
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Note: I know at least one lawyer writes here, and more than one is a regular reader. If there are any errors in the substance of what follows, I expect, even encourage, a post or comment correcting those errors. Thanks. :)) As most observers of AZ's political scene
True Insanity
January 16, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There has been substantial speculation about the mental health of Jared Loughner over the past week, and I have no doubt that his court appointed defense counsel will assert the insanity defense. But it is headlines like these about the supposedly sane members of our society that is the true insanity: * Gun sales
Weekly Address: “Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans”
January 15, 2011
by David Safier Obama continues the theme of cooperation he stated so eloquently at the Memorial.
