By Craig McDermott Wednesday afternoon, State Sen. John Huppenthal chaired a meeting of the Senate Education Committee. Advertisement Much of the meeting was an exercise in campaign positioning (he's running for state superintendant of public instruction this year).  That positioning included inviting Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute to give a presentation on the "wonderful" … Read more

by David Safier I'm not making this post part of my Fool's Gold series, because I may be the fool rushing in where paralegals fear to tread. Be that as it may . . . Today's Goldwater Daily Email is from Nick Dranias, the Director of their Center for Constitutional Government. He argues that Arizona … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yourwestvalley.com published this press release from Rep. Chris Deschene (D-LD2) who is exploring running for Secretary of State. I heard Chris speak in Pima County in December and found him to be a credibly attractive candidate with a solid background. Check him out. District 2 legislator explores run for Secretary of State: … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dean Martin announced today that he will run for governor. No word yet on whether he will be joined by his old partner Jerry Lewis as his running mate for Secretary of State. Speculation among politicos is that the "rat pack" of lobbyist advisers to Martin will run his campaign. The Goldiggers … Read more

By Craig McDermott While I (and others) try to cover the activities of the Arizona Legislature and provide commentary and insight into those activities, as individuals we can't cover every single facet of the lege that could interest every single reader. There is a resource available that allows web surfer to learn about legislative topics … Read more

by David Safier From Tedski: Jan Brewer in yesterday’s State of the State address: "No government ever created a dollar of wealth." Any word on whether she took a look at Steve Yarbrough or Tom Boone when she said this?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Comedian Bill Maher likes to do a segment called "New Rule" on his HBO program Real Time. I would like to propose a "new rule" of my own: mental competency exams for politicians as a pre-qualification to run for elective office. We clearly have been electing batshit crazy loons to the Arizona … Read more