Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Obama administration is trying to get out ahead of the burgeoning ForeclosureGate scandal. Task force probing whether banks broke federal laws during home seizures: The Obama administration's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force is in the early stages of an investigation into whether banks and other companies that submitted flawed paperwork in … Read more

by David Safier With no Accidental Guv in sight, Terry Goddard discussed Arizona issues and his candidacy with Bill Buckmaster Tuesday.  

by David Safier Here's the video of the Monday Giffords/Kelly/Stoltz debate at UA. I was there, but I should have watched it at home. The candidates were so badly miked, I only heard half of what they said. Equally unfortunately, the moderator didn't set "No Applause/No Shouting" rules, so both sides were loud, which meant … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Lobbyists ♥ Ken Bennett New web site shows secretary of state loves 'em right back by letting 'em off hook PHOENIX –Lobbyists love Ken Bennett. They really love Ken Bennett. See for yourself at www.LobbyistsLoveKen.com, where you can learn about the large number of lobbyist … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Grijalva for Congress campaign: Tucson, Ariz. – Today we launched The Truth About Ruth, a new web site laying out the facts about Ruth McClung's extreme, under-the-radar positions on the issues important to Southern Arizona. Her public statements on Social Security, taxes, education, Wall Street reform and other issues … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted about the willfully ignorant on the right, and now there is a new video! Unfortunately, this describes more than half of the Arizona Legislature — and the voters who elect them. UPDATE: Steven Pearlstein writing for the Washington Post makes the point. Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a new ad set to air on national cable starting today, the DNC calls out "Republicans and their corporate buddies" for relying on "millions" from "secret donors" the Democrats allege is "being spent by right wing groups to buy an election."