NY Tragedy High-Lights Need for Texting While Driving Ban
July 18, 2007
Link: Text-message ban for drivers mulled in NY state. The death of five teenagers in a horrific auto accident that text messages sent just prior to the collision on the driver’s phone suggests could be due to a combonation of driver inexperience and inattention due to cell phone text messaging means that there will likely
Bob Lord Comes out Swinging on Shadegg: An Anatomy Lesson
July 18, 2007
I gotta say, I love it when a candidate realizes what needs to be done and gets down to brass tacks. All the money in world can’t dislodge an entrenched incumbent without clear contrast messaging. Yes, that’s a euphemism for going negative. The voters pretty much have to hate or mistrust the incumbent before they
The Andrew Thomas/Death Penalty Index
July 17, 2007
In case you weren’t aware, Andrew Thomas is the Maricopa County Attorney. He also ran for Arizona Attorney General against Terry Goddard and backed every immigrant-bashing initiative that has come down the pipe. He’s tried to divert county resources, in conjunction with Sheriff Arpaio, to arresting illegal aliens for the civil violation of remaining illegally
More Hot Air for Iraq
July 16, 2007
Link: HR 2956 The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act. What does the passage of this legislation mean? Not much. Some want to see the passage of this legislation as some sort of redemptive moment for those Democrats who split from the Party to fund the Iraq supplemental without any meaningful binding restrictions, like Gabbi and
Democrats at Google
July 15, 2007
I ran across these and thought they were pretty interesting and might escape notice. There is a stream of candidates heading to Google to kiss the ring of the internets’ 800 pound gorilla. Hillary Clinton: Bill Richardson: John Edwards: On the other side of the aisle John McCain and, recently Ron Paul have appeared at
Dr. Carmona Delivers a Rebuke
July 12, 2007
I knew there was a reason I’ve always liked this guy, despite his being on the wrong side of politics. Tucson’s own Dr. Richard Carmona, all around cowboy and former Surgeon General in the Bush Administration has come out swinging at the Administration’s muzzling of him on important, but politically sensitive topic during his tenure.
New Feature: Social Bookmarking
July 12, 2007
Mike says: "Typepad has finally made available an integrated social bookmarking feature. In the footer of each post, you will now see links to Digg and Delicious for that post. I ask you to please use these links to let people know when you enjoy a post here on Blog For Arizona. Thanks! "
The Red Wall of Silence
July 12, 2007
Link: Ex-aides limit testimony on attorneys "Excuse me Ms. Taylor, but your Fuhrerprinzip is showing…" You might have heard the term ‘The Blue Wall of Silence‘ in reference to police propensity to circle the wagons in response to investigations of police misconduct. I think the title is an appropriate sobriquet for what we’re seeing here
