Whose Side Are These Democratic Divas On?
October 1, 2021
Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, writes at CNN, Manchin and Sinema are hurting their party more than any Republican ever could: After a failed, all-day scramble to get the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed on Thursday, President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda is in jeopardy
The Mendacity of Joe Manchin – Enough Already!
October 1, 2021
David Gordon suggests “It May be Time for Democrats to Take Part of the Loaf Now and Come Back for More Later.” Back in the day when we had a government that worked in regular order, I might agree. Senator Hubert Humphrey taught me the value of the “half a loaf,” and it worked for
Tucson Adds Five Electric Buses to Its Public Transportation Fleet
September 30, 2021
In another farsighted move designed to reduce carbon emissions eighty percent in Tucson by 2035 and invest in clean energy, the City introduced five electric buses to its public transportation fleet on September 30, 2021. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero attended the introduction of the electric buses, posting on social media: Today would not have been
It May be Time for Democrats to Take Part of the Loaf Now and Come Back for More Later
September 30, 2021
Well, Joe Manchin’s top line has been made public and if you are on the more left-wing side of the Democratic Party, it is not a happy number. The West Virginia Senator came out publicly and said his top line for the Democratic Budget Reconciliation Plan (also known as the Biden/Harris Build Back Better Plan)
Congress Averts Shutdown With Stopgap Short-Term Continuing Resolution
September 30, 2021
It seems to me that I have been writing this same headline multiple times for at least two decades. It is not a functional democracy which repeatedly engages in brinksmanship at the end of the federal fiscal year every September 30. This is supposed to be the easy part. I looked it up, the last
Initiative to Repeal the Republican Flat Tax for the Rich is Likely Headed for the 2022 Ballot
September 30, 2021
Arizona may not become like Kansas after all. Education activists filed a petition for an initiative that, if approved for the ballot, will stop the republican Flat Tax for the rich from ever taking effect. Arizona Education Association President Joe Thomas said the referendum process is necessary “to refer bad policy to the voters so
Must See TV: Lawrence O’Donnell Eviscerates Irresponsible Senator Sinema
September 30, 2021
From 1989 to 1995, Lawrence O’Donnell was a legislative aide to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (one of the giants of the Senate). From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior advisor to Moynihan. From 1992 to 1993, he was staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, then chaired by
What is Paul Gosar Smoking or Drinking or Inhaling This Week
September 29, 2021
Following Arizona politics, it is sometimes hard to keep up with the wild, preposterous, and downright crazy statements and acts of some of the Grand Canyon states most “colorful” fringe and dangerous figures like Wendy Rogers, Mark Finchem, Andy Biggs, Debbie Lesko, and Paul Gosar. This week it is Paul Gosar who probably gets the
