Posted by AzblueMeanie: A quick aside: The political media will focus on the politicians caught up in this scandal, but I would encourage the political media to focus on the real villains here – the lobbyists. The political corruption of our government is due to the fact that we allow lobbyists to run our state … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A package of budget bills started moving through the Arizona House on Thursday. During the hearing on the education budget there was an exchange that deserves special mention. Arizona budget plan targets health care, education – East Valley Tribune: Brewer’s budget also proposed cutting state aid to universities by $170 million. The … Read more

By Michael Bryan Well, that was hardly as trivial an undertaking as I expected, but I think we finally got the BfAZ FB Page working. Try it out on the sidebar to the left and at the address www.facebook.com/BlogForArizona. Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions while we got this thing up and humming. After this … Read more

by David Safier Florida says to Arizona, "I'll see your guns-in-the-classroom and raise you no-gun-questions-in-the-examining room." Florida clearly wants to do Arizona one better in the Guns R Us competition. Two legislators have put together bill HB155 that prohibits doctors from asking a patient about guns stored in the patient's home. A pediatrician explains why … Read more

by David Safier I just got a personal call from Mike Huckabee — if by "personal," you mean listening to his actual voice recorded and robocalled to who-knows-how-many homes. In that marching-as-to-war voice of his, Huckabee told me we have to repeal the health care act, and he wants to circulate all kinds of petitions … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Regular readers know that I am not enamored with Blue Dog Conservative Democrats – why would any voter choose a knock-off (Republican-Lite) when they can choose the genuine article? Give them a real choice. It's not a trick question, but Blue Dog Conservative Democrats can't seem to understand the question. Wha? So … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The cavalier attitude Tea-Publicans in Wisconsin have shown for the rule of law and valid court orders has been truly disturbing. Twice now Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi has restrained the implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's so-called "budget-repair bill" and twice now Tea-Publican assistant state attorneys general and Tea-Publican legislators, "the Fabulous Fitzgerald Brothers" … Read more