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GOP-Borg Collective to Democrats: “You will be assimilated… resistance is futile”
November 5, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday delivered President Obama the Borg Collective imperative: "We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile." In encounters with aliens the Borg exhibit no desire for negotiation or reason, only to assimilate.
Leadership of the 50th Arizona Legislature
November 5, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republican Leaders Senate Sen. Russell Pearce, Senate President Senator-elect Scott Bundgaard, Majority Leader Sen. Steve Pierce, Majority Whip House Rep. Kirk Adams, House Speaker Rep. Andy Tobin, Majority Leader Rep. Debbie Lesko, Majority Whip Democratic Leaders Senate Senator-elect David Schapira, Minority Leader Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor, Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Paula Aboud,
The Führer of Arizona not a Republican Any Longer?
November 4, 2010
Russell Pearce released his triumphant statement upon his election to the Senate and selection as Majority Leader. It's the usual platitudes of a man drunk on power – nothing much of interest. I love this bit, "Leadership, practiced at its best, is the art and science of calling to the hearts and minds of others."
CD 7 and CD 8 Count Update
November 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Secretary of State's web site was last updated 11/4/2010 5:22:18 PM. Congressional District 7 Congressional District 8 Congressman Grijalva has approximately a 6,000 vote lead and the Associated Press has projected him the winner. Democrat Raul Grijalva wins re-election – East Valley Tribune. Congresswoman Giffords has increased her lead to
Polishing the crystal ball…
November 4, 2010
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In the least surprising news rising from the aftermath of Tuesday's elections, Russell Pearce (R-National Alliance) was elected by the R caucus to be the president of the Arizona State Senate. A couple of other senators (Yarbrough, Pierce) were mentioned as being interested, but the only thing
CD 7 and CD 8 Count Update
November 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Secretary of State's web site was last updated 11/4/2010 12:13:17 PM. Congressional District 7 Congressional District 8 As you can see, Congressman Grijalva has approximately a 4,000 vote lead and Congresswoman Giffords has approximately a 2,300 vote lead. Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Rogers says that he
Lame-Duck Special Session Looming
November 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just as I predicted when the Legislature enacted the "Jan Sham Budget" earlier this year with the GOP gimmicks of Props. 301 and 302 to "balance" the state budget, voters resoundingly rejected these propositions by approximately 70% of the vote — exposing the "sham" of Jan Brewer's "balanced" budget. Tuesday's defeat of
The “shadow governor” – Sen. Russell Pearce
November 4, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I flagged a comment Jim Nintzel reported in his election night coverage at the Tucson Weekly. Sen. Al Melvin (LD 26) said, "We have a historic thing happening where we're going to have a veto-proof Arizona Senate with over 20 out of 30 Republicans, and we think a veto-proof Arizona House with
