by David Safier Alan Colmes gave Brewer every chance to explain the nature of Colleen Mathis' "gross misconduct." Brewer's answer was, Mathis acted "inappropriately," and she was not acting in the public interest. Not only that, "she wasn’t operating in the proper manner." Advertisement Got that? It was gross misconduct because it was misconduct, and … Read more

by David Safier The "out of nowhere" candidate Herman Cain is definitely out of somewhere. He comes right out of the Koch Brothers' organization, as does his campaign manager, Cigarette Man Mark Block. Specifically, they both worked for the Americans for Prosperity, the most visible front group of the Brothers K. [Americans for Prosperity] has … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Daily Star, TUSD Governing Board looking for candidates to fill vacant slot: Applications are being accepted to fill Judy Burns' seat on the TUSD Governing Board. Burns, who served on the board for 11 years, died last week after suffering a heart attack. Candidates will be interviewed by a … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Seriously? After weeks of false and misleading campaign fliers produced by the GOP's specialist on voter suppression, Nathan Sproul of Tempe-based Lincoln Strategy, and "Swift Boat" attack ads on television produced by the D.C. firm Stevens, Reed Curcio and Potholm, the firm responsible for the "Swift Boat" attack ads against Sen. John … Read more

The recent summary 'execution' of the Independent Chairperson of the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) by the Governor and State Senate is not only a test of whether the Independence of the Commission will survive, it is test of the constitutional separation of powers in Arizona government. Governor Brewer and the Arizona Legislature have recklessly thrown … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's not news to me because I see this kind of data all the time. But to the average American who barely follows the news, this new report by the nonprofit groups Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy should be a real eye opener. Big corporations use loopholes, dodge … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen writes at the Political Animal – The disjointed debate: Here’s what’s going to happen today: Republicans and many in the media will look at the weak job numbers and argue that it’s evidence that President Obama’s economic policies aren’t working. Here’s what’s not going to happen today: a public discussion … Read more