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Ira Shapiro: ‘The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell And The Senate Republicans Abandoned America’
May 20, 2022
Update to 70 former senators rebuke ‘the Grim Reaper,’ Mitch McConnell, for killing the Senate (February 2020) (excerpt): I have oft repeated in several postings over the years, including this one, The ‘Enemy of The People,’ Mitch McConnell, is the real radical (snippet): As Dana Milbank wrote, Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America: By rights,
Arizona Reaction to the Biden/Harris Efforts to Make Sure Families have Access to Baby Formula
May 20, 2022
The Biden/Harris Administration, Congress, and the federal government have taken several steps to ensure that families with babies do not have to worry for an extended period whether or not they can purchase formula for their children. First, the Food and Drug Administration announced a streamlining of the bureaucratic process to allow international manufacturers to
About Time: The 65 Project Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz For Leading Insurrection Before January 6
May 20, 2022
The New York Times reports, Group Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz Over Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election: A group formed in the hopes of disbarring lawyers who worked on cases in which former President Donald J. Trump tried to subvert the results of the 2020 election filed a complaint with the Texas bar association on
The Pro-Putin Caucus Of The GQP Cannot Stop Military Aid Package To Ukraine
May 20, 2022
Last week Putin Puppet Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) held up approval of military aid to Ukraine. Always the asshole, Kentucky should be so proud. Rand Paul blocks bipartisan effort to swiftly pass Ukraine aid: In a rare showing of public unity, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor
Arizona Department of Education is Using American Rescue Plan Funds to Help School Communities in Need
May 20, 2022
Over the last three weeks, the Arizona Department of Education, under the leadership of Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, has authorized funding from the agency’s American Rescue Plan funding pool to appropriate several projects for school communities and programs so they can further enrich student learning for children and families across the Grand Canyon
So You’re Telling Me There Were ‘Reconnaissance Tours’ Of The Capitol Before January 6?
May 20, 2022
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol sent a letter request to Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) (above) for his testimony about a tour of the Capitol on January 5 that he had previously denied occurred: We write to seek your voluntary cooperation in advancing our investigation. Based on
Abortion Rights (and More) at Stake
May 19, 2022
Generally speaking, I prefer to write these columns about local issues, or political matters that are less covered in the national media. But there are times when national (or even international) issues are extremely relevant to our state and district-level politics. This is one of those times. Supreme Court Draft Decision re: Roe v. Wade
1 in 5 Republican State Lawmakers Nationally Follow Far-Right Groups On Facebook
May 19, 2022
Above Image: From Politico, ‘Down the rabbit hole’: Arizona GOP goes full fringe. The Arizona Mirror reports, A dozen Arizona GOP lawmakers follow at least 1 far-right Facebook group: More than 1 in 5 Republican state lawmakers across the country have joined at least one far-right Facebook group, according to a new report. In Arizona,
