Marshall Vest: A needed increase in taxes won’t hurt Arizona’s economy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Economist Marshall Vest has compiled much of the economic research I have written about here over the past year or so into an op/ed published today in the Arizona Daily Star. If you don't believe me, then at least listen to Marshall Vest. Democratic politicians should keep a copy of this op/ed … Read more
Ted Downing files to run for State Senate LD28
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former state representative Ted Downing (D-LD28), who had been rumored to be exploring a run to return to his House seat, instead on Monday filed to run for the Senate seat in LD 28. Incumbent state senator Paula Aboud (D-LD28) has not yet filed any campaign committee for 2010. Sen. Aboud has … Read more
First “Corporate Person” Runs for Political Office
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It was bound to happen. The logical extension of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC is the First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office — YES! Magazine: Taking the implications of Citizens United to their logical extreme, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Murray Hill Incorporated, has announced that it … Read more
AZ Repubs spend Obama Ed Stim money like drunken sailors
by David Safier Republican politicians hate the stimulus money. I know, because they tell me so whenever they get a chance. Terrible idea. Typical reckless Democrats spending us further into debt. Then they turn around and use the money to save their own hides, and their states' budgets. Many of the Republican stim-haters have presided … Read more
Rahm Emanuel apologizes for retarded faux scandal
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal created a P.C. Police faux scandal over Rahm Emanuel calling progressive Democrats "retarded" in a closed meeting recently. Seriously? That was probably the least offensive thing Emanuel had to say (he is a master of blue language). I doubt anyone in the room gave it a second … Read more
The Constitutional Convention Option
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Eli Blake posted a comment to Living in the State of Delusion: Special Election Edition that got me to thinking about what we can do to fix our broken government in Arizona. Our state Constitution has been corrupted in many ways by the abuse of the initiative and referendum process over the … Read more
G.I. to jump into legislature?
by David Safier ANOTHER OOPS UPDATE: Looks like I have another correction to make, again relating to the Goldwater Institute. According to Craig, Clint's wife, Shawna Bolick, is the one running, and Clint is her treasurer. Once again, I regret the error. For some reason, Craig didn't cross-post this from Random Musings, so I'll do … Read more
