Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "The Big Dog," President Bill Clinton, fresh from a stellar DNC Convention speech, is coming to Arizona on October 10th to rally support for Dr. Richard Carmona for U.S. Senate. Press release from the Dr. Richard Carmona for U.S. Senate campaign: Bill Clinton to rally support for Rich Carmona in Tempe The Carmona for … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcment from the Pima County Business and Education Roundtable and the Arizona Business & Education Coalition: Public Forum on Proposition 204 Proposition 204, the Quality and Education and Jobs Initiative, will be on the ballot in November and will have an enormous impact on education in our state whether it is approved … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The "Birthers-Birchers-Secessionists" Tea-Publican insurrectionists in the state legislature put secession from the United States on the November ballot.

Proposition 120 would give the state exclusive control over public lands, air, water, minerals and wildlife in Arizona. It rejects the Enabling Act that allowed Arizona to become a state.  This is nothing more than a Tea Party temper tantrum against the federal "guvmint."

Opponents say the state cannot afford to manage the federal lands, and more importantly it is completely unconstitutional. Supporters and opponents debate the "merits" of the proposition (of which there are none).

Video below the fold.

by David Safier Arizona's Senate race is only a national story if it's close, and it becomes the kind of story reporters love when it's a "man bites dog" "Democrat looks like he might knock off a Republican in Arizona" story. Politico: Arizona Senate race 2012: Richard Carmona raises $2.2 million. ("The new fundraising figures … Read more