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(UPDATED) The Arizona Republican State Senate Audit is Not About Finding Fraud; It is About Giving Cover to Republican led Voting Suppression Measures
April 1, 2021
The word is out. Republicans in the Arizona State Senate have finally found their auditors to conduct a review of the Maricopa County Election Results for the 2020 Presidential Elections. YSR 3-31-21 (1) Most objective-minded Arizonans already have a clue how much of a sham this process will be given two already completed audits that
(UPDATE) Play Ball Except in Atlanta at the All Star Break
April 1, 2021
As Az Blue Meanie noted in an earlier article today, it is Opening Day for America’s Pastime. It will be fun watching to see if the Diamondbacks exceed expectations and become one of this year’s Cinderella Teams. Arizona fans should take note that preseason predictions are just forecasts. Sometimes they happen and other times they
GQP Criminal Negligence: The COVID-19 ‘Fourth Wave’ is Here
April 1, 2021
After the Republican governors of Florida and Texas “reopened 100%” with no COVID-19 safety precautions in March to take advantage of college Spring Break partygoers (followed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey pathetically joining in, saying “wait, me too!“), Axios reports The fourth wave is here: Coronavirus infections are on the rise yet again, all across
Vaccine Passports are Constitutional, says University of Missouri Law Professor
April 1, 2021
Like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, anti-maskers are livid over the coming of “vaccine passports.” They say the so-called passports would be a Big Brother control mechanism tracking their every move, while traveling or enjoying events that will no longer be super-spreaders when people are vaccinated. “The first thing to know about vaccine passports is that they’re
You Can Recalculate Your ‘ObamaCare’ Health Insurance Premium Subsidy Beginning Today
April 1, 2021
More good news today! Extra premium subsidies approved as part of the recent stimulus bill will be available on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting on Thursday, April 1. Link to HealthCare.gov. CNN reports, New stimulus Obamacare subsidies start April 1: Current enrollees and those seeking Obamacare coverage can access the additional help for
Opening Day: For Love Of The Game
April 1, 2021
Baseball’s crazy COVID Season of cardboard cutout fans and recorded crowd noise is over. The Los Angeles Dodgers finally figured out how to get out of their own way and to win a World Championship in 2020. The long winter of our COVID-19 discontent is over. The “boys of summer” are back playing in front
President Biden Unveils the American Jobs Plan, saying this is the Time for “America to Win the Future”
March 31, 2021
President Biden, in a speech in Pittsburgh today (March 31, 2021) formally unveiled the American Jobs Plan, the first of two proposals designed to modernize the nation’s infrastructure and make massive investments in human capital in all socio-economic sectors and demographics. It is the fulfillment of the Biden/Harris Build Back Better Plan. The need for
Go Old School: How To Get The For The People Act And The American Jobs Act Passed
March 31, 2021
Arizona’s Jeff Flake built his entire political career around getting rid of “earmarks.” Earmarks – funding for specific projects usually inserted into broad spending bills – were eliminated in 2011 by Republicans who had just recaptured the House riding a wave of Tea Party support. It was a stupid idea that made negotiations over major
