Congress Gives Itself One More Week To Pass The Omnibus Spending Bill
Update to Not Yet In Power, Republicans Threaten A Government Shutdown Ahead Of Christmas. I’ve lost count of how many times since 1994 that the Congress has failed to pass the appropriations bills until they want to leave for Christmas Eve. (The fiscal year ended on September 30). This is ridiculous. There’s a new wrinkle … Read more
Mark Finchem Should Be Sanctioned By The Court, His Lawyer Disciplined By The State Bar
Update to The Courts Should Make Short Shrift Of These Vexatious Lawsuits (Updated). The Arizona Mirror reports, Finchem response to motion to dismiss rife with errors, evidence-free theories: In a filing riddled with errors and new evidence-free claims of forgery and election malfeasance, the attorney for failed GOP secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem says … Read more
Post-Pandemic Rate Of Inflation Declines For The Fifth Straight Month After Peaking In June
Update to The Inflation Rate Is Gradually Coming Down From ‘Peak Inflation’ In June (excerpt): The U.S. hit post-pandemic “peak inflation” in June 2022, and the rate of inflation has been steadily coming down on the backend of the inflation peak. If this steady decline continues at the present rate, by this time next year … Read more
Department Of Justice Sues Gov. Ducey Over His ‘Containerland’ Amusement Park on the U.S.-Mexico Border (Updated)
Gov. Doug Ducey, who has delusional dreams of running for president in 2024, has to engage in increasingly bizarre behavior to compete with the likes of buffoonish Gov. Gregg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Ron DeSantis of the Fascist state of Florida. Ducey’s last political stunt as governor of Arizona has been to build a … Read more
In One of Her Last Acts as Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman Helps Families Get Free School Meals
In one of her final acts as Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman showed why her supporters were wise to vote for her to lead Arizona’s schools in 2018 and 2022. Using federal pandemic relief funds, the Superintendent has ordered the allocation of $6.75 million to waive reduced school meal fees for families that make … Read more
The Courts Should Make Short Shrift Of These Vexatious Lawsuits (Updated)
Update to Trump’s Sore Loser Ticket Of Election Deniers File Election Challenges. Scheduling hearings have been held in two of the three election challenges filed by Trump’s ticket of election deniers. This should be over by Christmas. The Arizona Mirror reports, Legal experts: Kari Lake’s lawsuit to overturn the election is ‘poorly written,’ lacking details … Read more
Rep. Ruben Gallego Throws Down On Senate Diva Sinema: ‘She Can’t Win A Primary Against Me’
Rep. Ruben Gallego was interviewed by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Monday night. He indicated he is forming an exploratory committee to advise him on a senate run in 2024, but it sure sounds as if he is spoiling for a fight with the prima donna diva, “Pharma Girl” Sinema. Looking forward to it. By the … Read more
