by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It looks like Kirk Adams, Russell Pearce, and Jan Brewer are opening up another front in their war against the judicial branch's independence. Advertisement From the Arizona Business Gazette, written by Howard Fischer – The dust-up over the process of nominating candidates for the Independent Redistricting Commission is … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell the other day chortled with evil laughter that for Democrats, “There’s much for them to be angst-ridden about. If they think it’s bad now, wait till next year,” Bwahahahaha!, McConnell plans to make Dems sweat – POLITICO.com, Senate Democrats have finally wised up to the gross abuse of … Read more

by David Safier Today I'm not going to call the Star's Headline Writing Team creative. Their heads for two stories fit more into the "wacky" category. Take the story of Obama signing the DADT repeal. The Star's headline is: Ecstatic Obama signs repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' Ecstatic? That word isn't used in the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about the Secret GOP plan to push states to declare bankruptcy and smash unions in The corporatocracy's war on government and labor. If states are permitted to default on pension obligations and to file bankruptcy, as municipalities are entitled to do, it can lead to the wholesale destruction of publice employee … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The New York Times reports, Banks Accused of Illegally Breaking Into Homes: When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks. When she finally got into the house, it was empty. All of her … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell blog: Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, who admitted in his memoir to attempting suicide while held captive as a P.O.W. in Vietnam for 5 1/2 years, is responsible for blocking funding for a suicide prevention program aimed at military reserve troops returning home from … Read more

by David Safier Here's a short summary of information about Russell Pearce and his son, Joshua, from today's Phoenix New Times: In 1974, Russell Pearce, "then a young sheriff's deputy, busted down the door of his first wife Karen. Karen and Russell were divorced the same year. No charges were ever filed in that incident." … Read more