GOP Ethics Trials This Week
September 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Are we a nation of laws? Or are we a nation of IOKIYAR? We are about to find out this week with two GOP ethics trials in Arizona. On Monday, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who used his office to pursue politically motivated investigations and lawsuits in a witch hunt against his political opponents … Read more
(Update) Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit
September 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The state of Arizona is poised to award a lucratrive private prison contract on September 16, despite the Department of Corrections failure to comply with Arizona law. (Arizona law requires the department to conduct a cost-benefit analysis comparing state and private prisons every two years, which has never been done). The American Friends … Read more
‘Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary’ debate tonight
September 12, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The new reality TV series "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" returns for a new episode tonight, this time hosted by TeaNN (formerly CNN) and the Koch brothers' Tea Party Express at 8 p.m. ET from the Florida State Fair Grounds in Tampa, FL. You can submit Your questions for the CNN/Tea Party … Read more
AIRC Public Hearings on Monday
September 11, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) will hold two public hearings on Monday in Casa Grande. September 12, 2011 Holiday Inn Commerce/Cotton Banquet Room777 N. Pinal AvenueCasa Grande, AZ 85122 9:00 A.M. September 12, 2011 Holiday Inn Commerce/Cotton Banquet Room777 N. Pinal AvenueCasa Grande, AZ 85122 4:50 P.M. Agenda Info
AIRC Update: Prisoners, Students, and Politics
September 11, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: During Thursday's AIRC hearing, legal counsel Joe Kanefield and Bruce Adelson made a recommendation for treatment of prison populations. The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting — mapping discussions continue UPDATED: They said that the safest option is to count prisoners as living in the physical location of the facility but to not count them … Read more
Pima County GOP’s gun fetish has a long history
September 11, 2011
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by David Safier The Pima County Republican Party's recent Glock raffle is history. So this is a good time for a little historical reflection on the use of the conservative gun fetish in Southern Arizona politics. Treating guns simultaneously as sacred talisman and call-of-the-wild paean to sex and violence — talk about mixing sacred and … Read more
Lori Klein making GOP donors an offer they can’t refuse?
September 11, 2011
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by David Safier The Republic says this is unusual. Sen. Lori Klein isn't just raising money for herself. She's raising bucks for others, and getting paid for it. Sen. Lori Klein can add a new line to her resume. No, it's not gun-safety instructor, but party-fundraiser extraordinaire. "Extraordinaire" as in it's not often you see … Read more
Getting proactive about rejecting the flat tax
September 11, 2011
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by David Safier Among the many things I like about Sen. Paula Aboud's push to expose the flat tax is, she's getting ahead of the issue. Too often, we let the other side define the issue and set the vocabulary, then we end up back on our heels, trying to fight off their arguments, often … Read more
