Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Dean Martin announced today that he will run for governor. No word yet on whether he will be joined by his old partner Jerry Lewis as his running mate for Secretary of State. Speculation among politicos is that the "rat pack" of lobbyist advisers to Martin will run his campaign. The … Read more

By Craig McDermott While I (and others) try to cover the activities of the Arizona Legislature and provide commentary and insight into those activities, as individuals we can't cover every single facet of the lege that could interest every single reader. There is a resource available that allows web surfer to learn about legislative topics … Read more

by David Safier From Tedski: Jan Brewer in yesterday’s State of the State address: "No government ever created a dollar of wealth." Any word on whether she took a look at Steve Yarbrough or Tom Boone when she said this?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Comedian Bill Maher likes to do a segment called "New Rule" on his HBO program Real Time. I would like to propose a "new rule" of my own: mental competency exams for politicians as a pre-qualification to run for elective office. We clearly have been electing batshit crazy loons to the Arizona … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The weekly calendar of political events is now archived under a one-click icon in the right-hand column of this blog. I am not sure what message Michael Bryan intended to send by using the Mayan calendar as an icon, but what the hey. This feature should make finding the calendar easier. Please … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28) is back with his first Farley Report of the legislative session: It's Opening Week of Regular Session, but this legislative reunion doesn't quite have the same excitement to it after meeting more or less constantly for the previous year. What does add to the excitement is the … Read more