Update: The Tequila Party
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: National Tequila Party Tour Will Kick Off in Arizona: Advertisement The Tequila Party (TTP), a non-partisan movement, will be launched in the State of Arizona which is also known as immigration ground zero to Hispanics. The purpose of the Tequila Party tour is to encourage Latinos across the nation to participate in … Read more
Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona blast The Arizona Republic for manufactured state pension ‘crisis’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am one of the few people who reported on the bogus right-wing think tank studies relied upon by the anti-union Arizona Republic in its multi-part series about the public employee pension funds to manufacture a pension "crisis" for the Tea-Publican legislature to address. Today, Tim Hill, president of the Professional Fire … Read more
“Recall Russell Pearce” comes to Tucson
by David Safier Randy Parraz was in Tucson tonight at a combination pep rally and fundraiser for the Recall Russell Pearce campaign. Parraz is pumped and he's upbeat, but he made it clear, he's not through gathering signatures, not by a long shot, and he needs all the help he can get from anyone around … Read more
Bundgaard update
by David Safier Remember State Senator Scott Bundgaard? He had a little, shall we say, falling out with his girlfriend on the highway awhile back. Either she hit him or he hit her. Either she drew a gun on him or she didn't. Either he demanded political immunity or he didn't. Talk about your he … Read more
Senator Melvin, shouldn’t you report your ALEC reimbursement?
by David Safier I posted about ALEC, the very conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, giving attendees to its conferences generous reimbursements — up to $1,900 for its upcoming August conference in New Orleans. Fifty-two of our Republican state legislators are members of ALEC, which has hundreds of pieces of ready made "Model legislation" on file … Read more
Probably not a bribe. But was Carl Seel’s $100,000 mortgage reduction a gift?
by David Safier Republican Rep Carl Seel got a "principle reduction loan modification" on his home loan to the tune of $100,000 while he was facing foreclosure. That amounted to more than half the principle he owed. Before his principle was cut in half, Seel had planned to propose an amendment to hold banks accountable … Read more
Pearce spin machine getting up to speed
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Most of the R blogs/press release outlets in Arizona have posted a press release from Russell Pearce. It touts his new "charity," formed to bring clean water to Haiti. Sounds like an "awww, geee – isn't that nice" sort of moment except for a few things. Minor things, really, … Read more
