Bee has an interesting theory about Arizona’s finances. He thinks we can solve our budget woes by eliminating ‘pork’ from the budget. Link: Nogales International. Bee said that he disagrees with Congress wanting to raise taxes in order to take care of the budget. "We’re going to solve our budget problem here in Arizona by … Read more

It’s never a good sign when politicians begin referring to themselves in the third-person. Everyone remembers Dole taking about Dole. It’s creepy, and sure sign that a politician is beginning to decompensate psychologically: perhaps seeing himself from a historical perspective as a noble figure in a classical tragedy. So it should be of no little … Read more

This is for the conservatives who continue to cling to squishy, non-quantifiable notions vindicating the Bush Administration as anything other than an unmitigated disaster for America.

Here’s the cold hard numbers. You may not like them. You may think they are irrelevant. But you have to deal with the fact that America and Americans are measurably worse off because a sizable plurality of us having been unwise, gullible, or plain stubborn enough to elect these utter incompetents – twice (or arguably, at least once… ok, maybe it wasn’t a plurality either time, but it was close enough that they were able to make it stick…).

If you voted for Bush the first time it might be forgivable – he did simply lie about everything he intended to do as President. If you voted for him a second time – shame on you. You would be doing the rest of the country a favor by simply not voting in the next election, or any future election until you recognize your error – your judgment fundamentally flawed, and we’d be better off if you joined the ranks of the disaffected non-voters.

See the proof after the flip…

The Star published one of my letters to the editor yesterday. Link: Letters to the editor | www.azstarnet.com Several letters published recently in the Star have perpetuated the widespread misconception that violations of the immigration laws are crimes. They are not crimes, in fact, but civil infractions. Whether an immigrant illegally crosses the border or … Read more

Once Timby made his intention to challenge Gabby for her office official, the Democratic Party issued 10 pointed, and sometimes snarky (not that I’m in any position to cast stones on the subject of snarkiness…), questions for him to answer.

Less well reported, Gabby was asked 9 pointed questions by Democracy For America’s Tucson chapter, an organization born of the Dean campaign of 2003-4 that has become a central organizing force in the populist progressive wing of the Democratic party. She sent a blanket reply that DFA members judged to be essentially non-responsive to their questions and unacceptable.

So, we have the interesting situation of the candidates of both parties refusing to engage the questions of Democrats. I guess Timby and Gabby at least have in common contempt for the questions of uppity Democrats.

See the 19 questions after the flip…

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OK. This is a damn fine speech. Obama has just picked up the fallen mantle of leadership in civil rights and economic justice that has been dragged through the mud of the politics of blame and shame for far too long.