by David Safier The whole Scott Bundgaard episode where he was involved in a physical confrontation with his girlfriend on the freeway is seamy and semi-scandalous enough all by itself. But Russell Pearce injected a whole new dimension when he offered his analysis of the situation: "I know what is going on," Pearce said Wednesday. … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: AZ Dems unveil redistricting watchdog project Drawing a New Arizona Project will monitor process crucial to future of state PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party is launching the Drawing a New Arizona Project to monitor and protect the integrity of the redistricting process, which is … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since Republicans took control of Congress in January they have: (1) sought to repeal — but not replace — the Affordablle Care Act which the CBO says would add more than a trillion dollars to the national debt that Tea-Publicans claim to be concerned about; (2) sought to repeal the rights of … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Media polling firms have for decades provided respondents with only three choices to self-identify their political beliefs: liberal, conservative and moderate. Based on this categorization, there has been remarkable stability in ideological orientation, with 20% of Americans identifying themselves as “liberal” and about 40% classifying themselves as either “moderate” or ”conservative” according … Read more

by David Safier Even some AZ Republicans are skeptical about the idea of a Don't Tread on Me license plate, which is being proposed by legislators who believe, I have to assume, they don't have anything important to do, like, say, creating a budget or helping jump-start the state's economy. But forgetting about the license … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have produced this ad in support of the working families of Wisconsin under assault from the Tea-Publican tools for the billionaire bastard Koch brothers. "This is Republican class warfare, an attack on the middle-class."

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A message from the Committee to Recall Russell Pearce: We are gearing up for a caravan from Tucson to Mesa, Arizona. Our next walk will begin on Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 AM at the Mesa public library. Our goal is to recruit at least 50 volunteers to canvass District 18. Please … Read more