What the hell is wrong with Howard Fischer?
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Craig posted about a different aspect of this story earlier, Jack Harper wants the taxpayers to give Russell Pearce a quarter-milliion dollar going away gift, but I want to focus on the Capitol Media Services report by Howard Fischer which apears in newspapers across Arizona today: What lies ahead for Pearce? Campaign … Read more
Carmona running for Senate
November 10, 2011
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by David Safier The ground just shifted in the race to fill Arizona's open Senate seat now that Jon Kyl is retiring. Richard Carmona just got in the race. “After talking with my family, my friends, and fellow Arizonans, I have decided to run for the United States Senate. I will make a more formal … Read more
Still waiting on updated numbers in Tucson mayor and council races
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jim Nintzel saved me the trouble of a phone call. He posts at the Tucson Weekly, Vote Counting Scheduled for 3 p.m. Today | The Range: Assistant City Clerk Suzanne Mesich tells The Range that the city will count the remaining 8,000 or so votes in this year's city election at 3 … Read more
Governor Goodhair has a Jan Brewer moment
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hey Rick. This is why Sarah Palin cribs notes on the palm of her hand. I'm just sayin'. During last night's "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate, Governor Goodhair Rick Perry had a senior Jan Brewer moment while trying to name the three government agencies he would eliminate if elected president. The … Read more
Yes, you can recall the Red Queen, Jan Brewer
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: So here's the scenario: Let's say that the Arizona Supreme Court rules that the Red Queen, er, Governor Jan Brewer, acted in excess of constitutional and/or legal authority by removing the chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission later this month, and reinstates Chair Colleen Mathis. That would be an express rejection of the legal … Read more
Congressman Raúl Grijalva on recall of Russell Pearce
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow pulls together the strings of reporting on "King" Russell Pearce that we have posted about here over the years into a tapestry of a short, concise summary. "The only thing that is harder to believe than the fact that Russell Pearce is gone now is that he was there in … Read more
Jack Harper wants the taxpayers to give Russell Pearce a quarter-milliion dollar going away gift
November 9, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I've said it before, and I'll say it again – State Rep. Jack Harper (R-Surprise!) is God's gift to writers. And I don't mean that in a good way… The outlook for the post-Pearce era in Arizona politics is slowly coming into focus, and over the near term … Read more
Mike Tyson IS Herman Cain
November 9, 2011
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by David Safier Mike Tyson does a Herman Cain spoof and — surprise to me — he does it well. Watch. Herman Cainâs Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson
