Posted by Craig McDermott Since my work week has started, I'm trying to keep track of the goings-on at the lege via phone calls and an internet connection. Advertisement It now looks like that the House leadership is going to try to push through the latest budget bills without being certain that they have the votes … Read more

by David Safier No coincidence here. Once again, a headline written by the Star for an article about Obama is by far the most negative I can find. This is happening regularly. Today's example: Obama's budget draws bipartisan scorn on Hill Scorn? Scorn implies anger and disgust. It means you dismiss what someone else has … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than one-third of the legislators in the Arizona House and Senate, all Republicans, swore fealty to their dark lord and master, Grover Norquist, by signing his "no tax" pledge. Their fealty to this corrupt K Street lobbyist takes precedence over the best interests of the people of Arizona. It is a violation … Read more

On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held hearings on the proposal to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in the military services. Top Defense Officials Seek to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: The nation’s top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to the 16-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, a major step … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This week's Farley Report: Remember the classic Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day? Where he keeps re-living the same day over and over again, and eventually starts trying to change his behavior to end the cycle? His attempts never work until he finally decides to do the right thing and take care of … Read more

and a preview of Wednesday's possible activity in the House…   Posted by Craig McDermott; cross-posted from Random Musings. …The Senate, with most but not all Democrats on board, passed a series of bills meant to address the current fiscal year's state budget deficit. This includes the referral of a temporary increase to the state's … Read more

by David Safier Do journalists get pissed when they get almost daily variations of the same press release over and over and over again, from the same candidate? Or do they let the repetition sink into their brain pans and say, "Geez, I've heard this so often, there must be something to it. Maybe I … Read more