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Shop at Blog for Arizona for the holidays
December 21, 2021
Dear loyal Blog for Arizona readers, It’s almost Christmas 2021 and here’s a suggestion for good holidays gifts, our very own Blog for Arizona products. Our shopping link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlogForArizona. I recently got the large tote bag and it’s very large, 16.5 x 18 inches, plus description: “This practical, high-quality Tote Bag is available in three
Stand for Children Annual Poll Shows People Will Not Support Candidates Who Threaten the Funding of Public Schools
December 21, 2021
If you are a candidate that wants to thwart the implementation of Proposition 208-Invest in Ed and increasing funding for Arizona’s public schools, you may have a hard time convincing voters to support you. That is the conclusion of the Stand for Children Arizona Annual Poll conducted from December 1 to 4 that was released
How Lincoln Dealt With Insurrectionists
December 21, 2021
One President won a national election only to see a large portion of the country outright refuse to participate in our democracy rather than accept the result. That president was Abraham Lincoln. But Lincoln concluded that those who conspired in an illegal plan to undo the American experiment in democracy had to be permanently banished from politics. It’s
Redistricting is All Over. Except for the Vote. And the Lawsuits.
December 21, 2021
The Arizona voters approved a promise made by Prop. 106. The 2000 Prop. 106 promised fair and competitive districts to be drawn by members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). There are serious flaws in the construction of the Commission and the appointment process. That will have to be an article for another day.
Mayors Romero and Gallego React to Governor Ducey’s Nonsensical Executive Order Against Vaccine Mandates
December 20, 2021
Last week (December 15, 2021,) Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, in another bid to show the science denying-antivaxer members of his base that he is on their side, issued an Executive Order that forbids state, city, town, or county government offices from mandating vaccines for Grand Canyon State Residents. The exact wording was: “No person shall
The Trump Coup Plotters Are Starting To Turn On One Another
December 20, 2021
Long-time GOP ratfucker and dirty trickster Roger Stone, a long-time adviser to Traitor Trump who was pardoned and sprung from the hoosgow by Trump to assist him with plotting his coup d’etat on January 6, on Friday obstructed the January 6 Committee by “taking the Fifth.” You remember what his co-conspirator Traitor Trump said about “taking
Celebrate Christmas by Getting Vaccinated
December 19, 2021
Jesus would have gotten vaccinated, and so should you. Allow me to explain my theological point and my reasons for coming to that conclusion. But first, let’s get some unpleasantness out of the way: from a self-interested and political standpoint, I frankly feel that if you die of COVID as a result of your own
White House is Irate over Senator Manchin’s Flip Flops
December 19, 2021
Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki: Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances. Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that
