Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen writes at the Political Animal – The disjointed debate: Advertisement 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 … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pamela Powers posts at the Tucson Citizen blog, TPD evicts Occupy Tucson from Armory Park in the dead of night – Tucson Progressive: Occupy Tucson has been evicted from Armory Park and the main library by the Tucson Police Department late [Thursday] night. Rousting people out of their tents to ticket them is bad … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Friday is the LAST day to mail your ballot back to the Tucson City Clerk. Do NOT mail your ballot after today. You will need to drop off your ballot at one of the voting locations listed below. Please remember to sign and date the affidavit portion of your ballot envelope. Early … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With only a few days left until voters head to the ballot box to decide the fate of Senate President Russell Pearce, a poll commissioned by the Arizona Capitol Times and ABC15 News shows the race is a dead heat. Poll: Lewis, Pearce neck-and-neck in recall contest – Arizona Capitol Times (subcription required): … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reports today that Rep. Giffords grants on-camera interview to Sawyer: ABC News released a preview Thursday of an upcoming special that shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly being interviewed by Diane Sawyer. In the preview, Giffords appears to speak, and those words would be her first comments … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have had quite enough of Tea-Publicans describing an alleged violation of Arizona's Open Meeting law — and it is only alleged, it has not been proven in a court of law – as "gross misconduct" in office that warrants removal from office. These Tea-Publicans can get away with this crap only because the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging." – Cobb, Silverado (1985) The Arizona Daily Star today goes with this old West justice theme in criticizing Governor Jan Brewer and her Tea-Publican Senate Star Chamber for their abuse of power in removing Chair Colleen Mathis from the … Read more