It is time to Drink Liberally once again. Liberals will be gathering this Thursday, as they do every week, to consider the state of our Union and do what the situation requires; have a drink. I just today noticed that the Drinking Liberally message board for Tucson was recieving a lot of traffic, but little … Read more

Ward Wallingford, the Chairman of AZ’s LD 28 Democratic Party wrote to district PCs the following about Rep. Bradley. It struck me as important and I wanted to pass it on to you: "The issue of immigration and English-only is being forced to the forefront by the draconian legislation at the state and national level, … Read more

The Coyote Carnival is coming again at the begining of April. The Coyote Carnival is an guest-edited compilation of the best of Arizona’s many blogs. The mission of the Coyote is to help popularize the many great blogs produced by Arizona’s people. This month’s editor is Arizona journalist Temple Stark, who blogs at TempleStark.com and … Read more

President Jimmy Carter recomended a series of questions for those who aren’t sure how they should vote. I found these immensely well stated. You really do have to eliminate the clutter and rhetoric of the Right and pose stark contrasting values to make the choice abundantly clear: Daily Kos: Questions and Answers. "I had lunch … Read more

It seems to me that many conservatives lack the part of their brain responsible for irony. Perhaps without it, hypocrisy is inevitable. I ran across a rich example of this over at EspressoPundit (this is just a little dated – I don’t get over there too often):

Congratulations to David Schweikert for telling it like it is…

Maricopa County Treasurer David Schweikert says unequivocally, "If the election passes, homeowners will pay more property taxes."

"It’s just that simple," he said. "I think it’s unfair for people who are making economic decisions not to tell the story in a truthful manner. The discussion needs to be about spending."

I guess that answers John Dougherty’s question.

Do you believe bond proponents’ pitch trumpeted by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon that the bonds can be sold "with no new taxes"?

Or do you think it’s impossible to go that deeply into debt without someone, somewhere, getting stuck with the bill — which almost always means higher taxes?

These bond issues will probably pass…maybe overwhelmingly; the Champagne will flow, ASU will build a campus downtown…but the tactics of the supporters will not be forgotten.

Doesn’t this seem to have application on a somewhat larger scale to you? Say perhaps all those Treasury Bonds that the GOP is printing so furiously to create an expected 400 billion dollar deficit in 2006 and whopping 8.3 trillion dollar – and growing – public debt? Don’t you think it’s impossible to go that deeply into debt without someone, somewhere, getting stuck with the bill — which almost always means higher taxes?

On Sunday I am interviewing Alex Rodriguez (Note: WMV on front page), who is running for the Democratic nomination in CD8. The transcript of the interview and my impressions of the candidate will probably be online 7-10 days following. I’m considering gathering some ideas to provide more entertainment/information for Drinking Liberally meetings and possibly taking … Read more