Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "Republicans hate Unions" special session has concluded with its singular non-achievement: passage (for the second time by this legislature) of a referendum, "save our secret ballot," which purports to create a state constitutional provision to require secret ballots in union organizing elections. Advertisement This bit of union hating theater is in response … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor is a woman who knows no shame. When she first succeeded to office, she was opposed to the federal stimulus package but later went with her hat in hand to apply for Arizona's share of federal stimulus money. Later she claimed credit for "creating" jobs that were actually jobs … Read more

by David Safier Dr. Word understands the power of words and the importance of choosing them well. He also feels proper word choice is especially important for journalists. So the Doctor literally winced when he read this phrase in the Star's Political Notebook this morning: U.S. Senate Democratic challenger Randy Parraz, rabidly opposed to SB1070 … Read more

By Michael Bryan Some folks ask me why I allow GOP and rightwing ads on the blog. Good question. The main reason is that I know that our readers are a bad demographic for these ads: they are wasting their money. Even more so if readers click through. Plus I always find it fascinating to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tuesday was primary day in Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Colorado. Connecticut: AP Election Results – Courant.com Voter turnout for the primary was abysmal. Connecticut Primaries: Voter Turnout Around 20 Percent. In the Democratic primary for governor, Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy defeated 2006 Netroots sensation Ned Lamont (who defeated "Traitor Joe" Lieberman in … Read more

by David Safier The Star has slipped into self parody in its hatred of all things Obama. The paper has officially jumped the shark. Now they're going after the First Lady, hard. Yesterday it was a big headline (about a little story) on the first page of the second section, First lady home; criticism burns … Read more

by David Safier OK, OK. Not really me and Rachel Maddow. Me in the Hotel Congress bar crowded in among 100 other locals, with Bill Wolff and Laura Conaway from the Rachel Maddow Blog. But I did get into a video with Bill and Laura, shot on Mike's iPhone, with them saying howdy to BfA … Read more