Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Victory over Tea-Publican tyranny! The Arizona Republic reports Court orders reinstatement of redistricting official: Advertisement The Arizona Supreme Court Thursday evening reinstated the chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, rebuffing Gov. Jan Brewer's unprecedented action earlier this month. The ruling came less than three hours after the court heard arguments on … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcment from the Arizona Democratic Party: 2012 Democratic Candidate Summit – December 9, 10 The Arizona Democratic Party and Arizona List are proud to partner in an important resource for candidates going into the 2012 election cycle. The 2012 Democratic Candidate Summit will be held on Dec. 9-10 at the Wyndham Hotel … Read more

by David Safier I'm thinking Gingrich is even more of a clown than Cain, Perry and Bachmann, though he's more subtle, because his comic stylings are so humorless. Maybe a combination of Emmett Kelly and Steven Wright? As he begins to lose the little respect he has, he'll probably morph into more of a Rodney … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: FAUX News Fraudcasting is not a legitimate news organization. At what point should FAUX News Fraudcasting lose its license for perpetrating a fraud on the public such as this: From Media Matters on FAUX's ridiculous attacks on Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan — Fox Cites Non-Existent Part Of The Constitution To Hype … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Paul Bender is dean emeritus and a professor at Arizona State University College of Law. He pens a guest opinion in the Arizona Republic today. Bender: Ouster of panel chief was abuse of power (excerpts): Today, the Arizona Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging Gov. Jan Brewer's recent … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." - Macbeth Act 5, scene 5 Tom "banned for life by the SEC" Horne's political witch hunt against the Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission appeared to fall apart in court on Wednesday. Attorneys leading an investigation into whether Arizona's … Read more

by David Safier Twelve people who survived Tucson's January 8 shooting were among the 50 survivors of gun violence who attended a Senate committee hearing in D.C. to advocate for the passage of a bill to improve the system of background checks on people wanting to buy guns. [The] Fix Gun Checks Act . . … Read more