by David Safier I may be reading too much into this. Sen. John Cornyn was on Fox News, and he was grilled about having earmarks totalling $16 million in the omnibus spending bill. He danced — I'm not planning to vote for the bill, so it doesn't matter. He danced again — I can defend … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: How long do you think it will take Texas congressman Joe Barton to apologize to BP again for this "shakedown" by the U.S. government? (Rep. Joe Barton is laying claim to the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Joe Barton — Energy and Commerce Committee? – The Center for Public Integrity). … Read more

by David Safier Sometimes I blame Dems for not being aggressive enough about getting their message out. But sometimes the problem is, the media treats them like a tree falling in the forest no one can hear. Case in point: Howard Fischer wrote two articles on the "War on Christianity" nonsense put out by Adams … Read more

by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I promised an update when more info was available.  Here's some… From Steve Muratore at the newest blog on the Arizona political scene, Eagle-tarian (quoting a letter from Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch to Kirk Adams and Russell Pearce: I have directed staff to schedule a Commission meeting as … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer and her Brewercare "death panels" again made the top story on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Tuesday night. It takes a British reporter to show the timid Arizona political media how to ask the tough questions. Of course, Brewer had a snit and refused to answer the reporter's questions honestly, … Read more

by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings "Going to the mattresses" is a quote from the movie "The Godfather", meaning that a Mob organization was preparing for a war with a rival organization by looking for apartments for their soldiers to conduct operations from.  They would buy a number of mattresses for their people to sleep … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democrats will hold their noses today and swallow the bitter pill of Republican fiscal irresponsibility in exchange for the extension of unemployment benefits for America's unemployed, whom Republicans have been holding hostage in an insurrection by the "two perecenters" for an extension of their tax windfall. This is a shameful day in … Read more