Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Tees Up A Prescription Drug Pricing Plan That Has ‘President’ Manchin’s Blessing
Democrats are breaking up the Build Back Better initiative into the individual parts for which they can get the support of serial obstructionists like Sens. “Manchinema” under the Senate’s internal rules for the “budget reconciliation” process. The initial hope had been to include a prescription drug pricing initiative in the larger Build Back Better initiative that … Read more
In Conversation With Kirsten Engel for Congress in AZ’s District 6
I sat down for a conversation with state legislator and candidate for Congress in CD6, Kirsten Engel. I got about a half-hour with the candidate to discuss her background, views, and aspirations should she go to Congress. During the interview, I asked Kirsten about what she would like to see changed about the U.S. Constitution … Read more
In Conversation With Daniel Hernandez for Congress in AZ’s District 6
I sat down for a conversation with state legislator and candidate for Congress in CD6, Daniel Hernandez. I got about an hour with the candidate to discuss his background, views, and aspirations should he go to Congress. Following is a full transcript (AI-generated and lightly edited, mistakes are mine…) of our conversation: Michael: [00:00:00] All … Read more
Republicans Against White Christian Nationalist And QAnon Jan. 6 Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano
Above: Democrat Josh Shapiro (left), Republican Doug Mastriano (right). The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports, Group of Pa. Republicans bucking party to endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor: In what analysts are calling an unprecedented move in an era of extreme hyperpartisanship, a group of Republican leaders — including a number of former officials who have been stalwarts … Read more
CA Gov. Newsom Runs TV Ad Against Extremist FL Gov. DeSantis
California Governor Gavin Newsom went on the air against Republican extremist Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, with the goal of getting Democrats to reclaim their righteous anger so they can beat Trumpism into the ground. With $105,000 strategically placed on Fox News in Florida, Newsom’s new ad started on July 4. Even though … Read more
Grim Future: It’s Not a Drought, It’s Long-Term Aridification
To see the video, click on https://youtu.be/Kh56PfIRrBc Hydro-geologist Alison Jones outlined the grim future of Arizona’s water supply. “It is grim again. Tonight I’m back on the high-grim scale,” she warned. She spoke at the June 28, 2022, general meeting of the LD18 Democrats. “Remember, this isn’t a drought. This is long-term aridification of the … Read more
DOJ Sues Arizona Over Rep. Jake Hoffman’s Illegal Voter Suppression Bill
Nearly a decade ago, in June of 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc., in a majority opinion written by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia no less, that “Arizona’s evidence-of-citizenship requirement, as applied to Federal Form applicants, is pre-empted by The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)’s mandate … Read more
