by David Safier We live in an age of crazies running the asylum, and the part of it they don't run, they're trying to run over. Advertisement Fountain Hills, Arizona, Town Council had a pretty good idea. Consolidate trash hauling from five carriers to one and create a curbside recycling program. The result would be … Read more

by David Safier Here's what I've read in state papers: Russell Pearce says the NPR stories about SB1070 being a product of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are somewhere between a lie and an exaggeration. Here's what I haven't read in state papers: a story devoted to the findings in the NPR stories — … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly writes: THE INEXPLICABLE FIGHT OVER DADT…. In theory, this should be one of the easiest political victories of the year for Democrats. The existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is a disaster, denying servicemen and women of basic decency while undermining military readiness. The public wants it … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yes, there are still ballots being counted, but in my experience the margin of difference in the few close races is unlikely to be overcome with the ballots remaining to be counted. It's possible, but mathematically improbable. For the first time in Arizona history, Republicans will control all statewide offices and super-majorities … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our "shadow governor," Sen. Russell Pearce, appeared on Sunday Square Off with News 12 anchor Brahm Resnik. At one point, host Resnik probed Pearce’s proposal to reject the federal health care funding and asked him if the more than one million people who rely on the program will just have to “fend … Read more