Put it back on the table, Madam Speaker!
July 25, 2007
Marlene Phillips, a member of Tucson’s Drinking Liberally, finally got fed up. She sent me this, and appeals for your action: It started two weeks ago, when our congresswoman spoke in front of a group of citizens here in Tucson. A number of us wanted to know how she felt about impeachment; she replied that
Kirkpatrick Comes Out to Play
July 24, 2007
Link: Kirkpatrick Resigns to Run Against Renzi. Hooray! Finally a clear challenger for the most ethically challenged congresscritter in our delegation, possibly in the country. I suggest that Ann start with letting everyone know about Renzi’s $25,000 fine (PDF) from the FEC for diverting over a hundred thousand dollars in corporate funds into his campaign
Don Bivens Visits Tucson
July 24, 2007
As many of you now know, Don Bivens is the heir-apparent for the Democratic Party Chairmanship as David Waid steps down to pursue other opportunities. Don is a commercial litigator who recently sold his boutique law firm to Snell and Wilmer and decided to get re-involved as an active member of the Party. As a
Guest Commentary: The U.S. Senate didn’t help Arizona when it scuttled the immigration bill
July 20, 2007
Karl Reiner is a friend of this site and an active voice for a fact-based approach to the issue of immigration from Mexico. He recently published a guest commentary in the AZ Daily Star, an updated and expanded version of which is presented here. BlogForArizona published an exclusive essay by Karl in April of last
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
