Brewer can run, but she can’t hide
August 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans have decided that our Accidental Governor should no longer be just an accident of circumstance, but an act of actual malice toward the state of Arizona. Gov. Brewer is studiously avoiding any media with questions about the Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit scandal in her office, and she is studiously avoiding
Where are the other moderate Republican leaders?
August 27, 2010
by David Safier Jim Kolbe not only stepped forward and endorsed Democrat Andrei Cherny over Republican Doug Ducey for State Treasurer. He's chairing Cherny's campaign. According to Cherny's press release, Cherny is the first Democrat on a federal or statewide level that Kolbe has endorsed. This isn't a half measure by Kolbe. It's an unequivocal
Quayle Hunt: Quayle in a death spiral of lies
August 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Like George W. Bush, who described his alcohol and drug usage as a "youthful indiscretion" that he did not want to talk about — and the media unbelievably gave him a free pass — Ben Quayle is describing his involvement with the raunchy web site TheDirty.com, which some say is degrading to
The Star: a wholly owned subsidiary of the McCain campaign
August 27, 2010
by David Safier One of the Star's Political Briefs comes straight from a McCain hit piece, and then it has the McCain campaign comment on it as if it came from elsewhere. Do I have to say any more about the Star's policy of pushing McCain's candidacy? I refuse to link to the piece, because
The Party of Crazy
August 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans aren't just wrong this year, they've gone crazy. The inmates have taken over the asylum at the GOP, and there is no responsible adult supervision. Once again, "This is not your father's GOP." Traditional Republicans and traditional conservatives have fled the party or have been thrown out by its far-right fringe
Jay Greene learns G.I.-Speak
August 26, 2010
by David Safier If Jay Greene were confident about the quality of the research in his report claiming university adminstrations have grown faster than the growth in their student bodies, he would proudly refute the specific charges that he used shoddy, slanted research techniques. Greene is a college prof who does scholarly research as part
Star editorial gives Brewer a big, sloppy kiss
August 26, 2010
by David Safier Question: Is the Star going to go all out to try and elect Brewer? Answer: Look at today's editorial. Most of the editorial is OK. It's a look forward to the general election. After discussing the lackluster 25% primary turnout — which, by the way, is almost identical to the primaries in
Quayle Hunt: What people are saying about Ben Quayle
August 26, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With the fortuitous Republican nomination of Ben Quayle in CD 3 — the least qualifed, least experienced candidate wounded by personal scandal and the legacy of his father — what was once considered a "safe" Republican seat in the past is now "in play" with a well-qualified and well-financed Democratic challenger, Jon
