By Michael Bryan Advertisement Say one thing for Jon Hulburd, who is running against Dan Quayle's son, Ben, in AZ's CD 3, he is not going to allow Quayle to coast to victory in a heavily GOP district. He's working hard for conservative votes to put him over the top. Considering that entrenched (though ethically … Read more

by David Safier Talk about your dubious honors. The League of Conservation Voters chose 12 of the Dirtiest Candidates for State Office Selected from Hundreds of Candidates from Across the Country Cap'n Atomic Al Melvin made the list. Think about it. One person was chosen in each of 12 states. Out of all the potential … Read more

by David Safier AzBlueMeanie posted a link to a KPHO Phoenix story about the private prison scandal. It's too important to miss. Please watch it — especially people in the media, who should pick this up. This is potentially a scandal of major proportions that Brewer is trying to run away from. It needs much, … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you listen to politicians from the Party of Hate (fka the Arizona Republican Party) tell it, illegal immigration in Arizona is a biblical-size disaster comparable to a swarm of locusts overruning the state. This is how the big lie technique of propaganda works. If you keep telling the lie over and over … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: KPHO-TV in Phoenix continues its investigation into the private prisons and lobbyists scandal centered in the office of Gov. Jan Brewer. Here is a link to the video report http://www.kpho.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4326429. And the copy that accompanies the report Lobbyists Tie Brewer Administration To Private Prisons – – KPHO Phoenix: Gov. Jan Brewer took … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I ran across this interesting post by Karoli the other day Democracy, Corrupted | Crooks and Liars that is worth a read, but I want to focus on just the portion about Texas: In Houston, 10,000 voting machines and associated data spontaneously combusts, incinerating the machines and tapes, and leaving a right-wing … Read more

by David Safier Now that we're drawing close to the general, expect The Star to morph from mere Obama bashing to blatant Republican cheerleading. Today's cases in point. Republicans want to make an issue of unions supporting an SB1070 boycott. Clever political ploy. (Hear that, union members, teachers and Hispanics? Republicans hate you. Get out … Read more