by David Safier Rallies will be held nationwide Saturday to support the people fighting for their collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. In Tucson, the gathering will be at noon at the corner of Speedway and Campbell. You can get all the information, sign up if you wish and find out who is sponsoring the national … Read more

by David Safier This took me by surpise. I know Shepherd Smith, who has a midday show on Fox News, is a reasonably honest broker. I occasionally watch him for a few minutes when I'm channel surfing and find myself impressed by his rationality and grasp of the issues. But this four minute segment in … Read more

by David Safier Much as I trust AZ Blue Meanie to get his facts and quotes straight, this time I did a double take and had to check the source. Is it possible Rule o' Law Russell Pearce said, "It's not the law of the land when a Supreme Court issues a bad decision." Yep. … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Is there a Confederate battle jack flag flying over the Arizona capitol building this morning? Because last night the Neoconfederate insurrectionist Tea-Publicans in the Senate followed the inglorious precedent set by South Carolina in 1832 and again in 1860 by passing a "nullification act," which asserts that Arizona can nullify and refuse … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Laws and rules are for everyone else to follow. For authoritarian Republicans, anything goes. "Laws? We don't follow no stinkin' laws." IOKIYAR. This played out early this morning in Wisconsin. Talking Points Memo reports WI Assembly GOP Passes Walker Budget In Surprise Vote — Dems Chant "Shame!": The Wisconsin State Assembly has just … Read more

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Over the last couple of weeks, Senate President Russell Pearce and his "associates" have been thoroughly embarrassed by the failure of his Sen. Ron Gould's anti-birthright citizenship and other anti-immigrant bills to pass the Senate's Judiciary Committee. In successive weeks, SB1308, SB1309 (anti-14th Amendment/birthright citizenship) and SB1405 (turning hospitals … Read more

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Today, the four partisan members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) met to interview the five Independent candidates for the final, and chair's, spot on the AIRC, but after the interviews, they chose to delay the selection until Tuesday. The meeting start a few minutes late, at approximately … Read more