Wish I had said that
by David Safier From Tedski: Advertisement 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? Advertisement
New Rule: Mental Competency Exams for Politicians
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
Editor’s Note
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The weekly calendar of political events is now archived under a one-click icon in the right-hand column of this blog. I am not sure what message Michael Bryan intended to send by using the Mayan calendar as an icon, but what the hey. This feature should make finding the calendar easier. Please … Read more
The Farley Report returns
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28) is back with his first Farley Report of the legislative session: It's Opening Week of Regular Session, but this legislative reunion doesn't quite have the same excitement to it after meeting more or less constantly for the previous year. What does add to the excitement is the … Read more
Fool’s Gold: G.I. creates AEN straw man
by David Safier There you go again, as Ronald Reagan once said. The Goldwater Institute is once again demonstrating that nothing it says should be taken at face value. Its arguments are usually a strange concoction of facts, half facts and purposeful omissions. And Matthew Ladner, who is a smart guy with a good, logical … Read more
Cherny Campaign Announces Record Breaking Fundraising Total
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press Release from the Andrei Cherny for State Treasurer campaign: Cherny Campaign Announces Record Breaking Fundraising Total State Treasurer Campaign Demonstrates Grassroots Strength and Resonance of Message of Turning Arizona’s Economy Around PHOENIX – Former Arizona Assistant Attorney General and economic policy expert Andrei Cherny today announced that his campaign for State … Read more
Welcome aboard, Craig!
by David Safier Blog for Arizona scored a big win when Craig of Random Musings agreed to cross post here (His first post is below). We now have our guy in the halls of power in Phoenix, watching from the galleries and walking around the corridors. I think it's great that, after the Star cut … Read more
