Hayworth’s rationale for his support of the most ironic bill ever, the minumum wage increase/dynasty tax cut, is compete and utter bullshit. He said, "The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses. Permanently reducing the death [sic] tax allows family-run businesses, farms and … Read more

I received an interesting email from Merrill Eisenberg, a long-time Democratic party activist and UofA faculty member, regarding the LD 28 Senate race between Ted Downing and Paula Aboud to replace Gabby Giffords in the State Senate. I personally like and respect both candidates, have worked with both of them on campaigns or legislation, and … Read more

Liberals will be gathering once again for conversation, community, and consumption of mass quantities at the Shanty this Thursday evening starting at 6pm. The Shanty is located at 4th Avenue and 9th Street at the underpass. There are no planned guests this evening, but Republican Congressional candidate Frank Antenori may be stopping by for a … Read more

Last year, Bush invoked a sophomoric vision of a Sunni based restoration of the Caliphate under the leadership of Al Qaeda as the new boogieman justifying our bloated military industrial complex and neo-colonial foriegn policy. In reponse, I wrote an article about the much more tangible threat posed by a newly energized Shiite pan-nationalism, unified … Read more

Did that piss you off? Good. That feeling means you are a real American. The fucking seditious assholes at Clear Channel who are forcing people to look at this sententious, presumptious, blasphemous, anti-American, Constitution-undermining bullshit, don’t know that feeling. These theo-totalitarian bags of shit are actively trying to undermine the Constitutional order under the guise … Read more

The GOP filed a campaign finance complaint against Pederson. The complaint really isn’t the news. The complaint alleges some late and incomplete filings that were submitted or later amended; it’s nothing but an attempt to dirty up of the presumptive Democratic candidate, and not worth the ink the Star give it. What is really mind-blowingly … Read more

I recently noticed that William "Bill" Johnson, the ‘Traditional Democrat" candidate for Congress here in CD 8, put up street signs. I also noticed they are totally inept. Take a gander: There is one simple rule for such signage. You have to be able to read the last name and the office at a glance. … Read more