Action Alert: Bad Budget Compromise Being Heard Today, Rally in Opposition at The Capitol
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Geezus, I spend a couple of days in Phoenix attending the Arizona State Bar convention and all hell breaks loose (and I don't mean the wall-to-wall entertainment idol worship of the media villagers over the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson). No, as Michael Bryan reported, our Accidental Governor and … Read more
Budget Deal Struck?
By Michael Bryan AP Wire as well as informal sources report that a budget deal has been struck between the Governor and the Legislature: the legislatures brutal program cuts in exchange for a November ballot on a 1 cent sales tax boost. Yay. There will be much more to say about this subject, but let … Read more
Giffords’ Third Way Health Care Plan Aims to Torpedo Public Option
By Michael Bryan I have suspected strongly even before Gabby Giffords was elected that she was only luke-warm to a universal health care plan. But I didn't suspect she might be actively hostile to the idea of doing anything but continuing the status quo, which shuts millions of Americans out of the health care system … Read more
Gov. Mark Sanford resurfaces, admits to an extramarital affair
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Normally I refrain from commenting on the personal failings of politicians. You noticed that I did not go on about Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) recently admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer Nevada Senator Ensign Admits Affair With Former Staffer, even though this story has juicy allegations about extortion of … Read more
Rep. Grijalva: Public Option is Key to Health Care Reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Raul Grijalva and Rep. Mike Honda penned the following guest opinion on the Politico blog Public option is key to health reform: Seventy-two percent of the American people support a robust public health insurance option that is available to everyone. A public option is good for our families, is good for … Read more
In Buenos Aires with Gov. Sanford
by David SafierNo, I'm not in Buenos Aires, and I don't know Gov. Sanford, but I thought it made a good headline. I'm traveling for a few days. Very light blogging.
Arizona Supreme Court won’t break budget stalemate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Different process, same result. The Arizona Supreme Court could have simply declined jurisdiction based upon the "political question" doctrine. Everyone would have understood and accepted that result. Instead, the Court felt compelled to muddy the waters and demonstrate how ineffectual the Court can be when it comes to matters involving the other … Read more
