Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's "backup" plan the other day, The crazy train has left the station and we are headed for a train wreck: Advertisement Shorter version of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today: "F**k the Constitution! F**k my constitutional duty! The GOP's Gimmicks-R-Us shop has produced a … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you back in April when the anti-union Arizona Republic was advocating for a package of public pension fund reform bills in the anti-union Tea-Publican Arizona legislature that the plan was unconstitutional. Unconstitutional Public Pension Reform Bill Moves Towards Passage: If Brewer signs the bill as expected, the legislation could face … Read more

by David Safier It's difficult for me to figure out exactly who is pulling Terri Proud's strings these days — or pushing her buttons, or whatever is going on. Is Proud's online petition to get rid of the Independent Redistricting Commission a trial balloon pushed on her by higher ups, or was it concocted by … Read more

Press release posted by Craig McDermott Superior Court judges in Arizona are chosen in two ways. Counties with a population of less than 250,000 people elect Superior Court judges. Counties with a population of more than 250,000 people have Superior Court judges who are appointed through the state’s merit selection process. The 2010 Census certified … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Moody's Investors Service announced Wednesday afternoon that it has put the United States' Aaa bond rating under review "for possible downgrade given the rising possibility that the statutory debt limit will not be raised on a timely basis, leading to a default on US Treasury debt obligations." Moody's reviewing U.S. bond rating … Read more

by David Safier I've written about ALEC — American Legislative Exchange Council — on a number of occasions. It's the corporate-funded group that pays for Republican legislators from all over the country to gather and be handed ready-made legislation to drop in their state legislatures. In Arizona alone, 52 Republican legislators are members. One of … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Another arrest today in Britain Phone hacking: former NoW executive editor Neil Wallis arrested in London | guardian.co.uk, and now the FBI has opened an investigation into News Corp. on this side of "the pond." FBI opens probe into activities of Murdoch's News Corp. – latimes.com: Responding to allegations from several Washington lawmakers, … Read more