John Dougherty campaign ad: “Offshore Oil”
June 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the John Dougherty for U.S. Seante campaign: McCain's oily record on offshore drilling PHOENIX (June 22) – Facts are scoring a victory in U.S. Senate candidate John Dougherty's campaign to unseat John McCain. Dougherty's first campaign ad, Offshore Oil, features the Gulf oil leak disaster juxtaposed with McCain's statements
SB1070 Update: More on SB1070 in the schools
June 22, 2010
by David Safier Before I quote Ed Supe Tom Horne, it's important to remember he's a Harvard educated lawyer, and chances are he's read SB1070. That makes this quote, talking about students and SB1070, somewhere between a purposeful misstatement and a lie. “If they don’t commit a crime, [police officers] won’t be asking them. If
Dems zeroing in on Republican support of BP
June 22, 2010
by David Safier It looks like the DNC doesn't plan to let this issue go away. Joe Barton's apology to BP for the Obama "shakedown" that led to setting up a $20 billion escrow account wasn't a "gaffe." It was a follow up on the Republican assertion that by standing up to BP, Obama was
Horne, Thomas play “Oh yeah?” “Oh yeah?”
June 21, 2010
by David Safier OK, this is fun. Tom Horne's law firm filed reports with the Arizona Corporation Commission that had a teeny little omission about an earlier bankruptcy. Reports filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission from 1997 to 2000 for Horne's law firm show that when asked if any partner in the firm had ever
Recess update from Steve Gall
June 21, 2010
by David Safier Recess guru Steve Gall has an update on the recess amendment passed this last legislative session. Attention parents of elementary school children. A recess amendment to HB 2725 Education Omnibus Bill was passed by the Arizona State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brewer in May. It states that all Arizona
Is Rodney Glassman having a Sarah Palin Moment?
June 21, 2010
By Jenn Like crabs in a barrel, the Democratic candidates competing for a shot at Sen. John McCain's Senate seat seem hellbent on dragging one another into the muck, much to the chagrin of fellow Democrats like myself. Last night, Rodney Glassman, former Tucson City Council Member, appeared at Drinking Liberally. This is nothing new — political hopefuls routinely make a showing at DL
Melvin’s boycott of Star’s ed pages nothing new
June 20, 2010
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie pointed out something I had forgotten: that Melvin and his S. AZ conservative counterparts boycotted the Star's editorial pages awhile ago. This from the Tucson Sentinel, Jan. 29, 2010: Tucson-area state legislators Melvin, Antenori, Gowan and Stevens don't seem to be fans of the morning daily. They sent the
It’s time to start talking about ballot questions
June 20, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott Lost in the excitement over the races for various offices on this fall's ballot have been the large number of important questions being placed before the voters in November. The Arizona Legislature's Legislative Council (basically a group of lawyers who take legislative bill proposals and write them into "legalese) will be
