It is astonishing that failed former President Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are perceived, in some political circles, as strong on border security. It was this movement that killed Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the Bush/Cheney Administration. This movement killed Comprehensive Immigration Reform, after bipartisan Senate approval, in the Obama/Biden Administration. When their leader was … Read more
The first two nights of the Democratic National Convention, well recounted by Blog for Arizona Leaders Michael Bryan and Larry Bodine, has stood out for several reasons. One of them is the high quality, stellar addresses and historic one-liners of the great majority of Democratic and, yes, Republican Women leaders and activists during the first … Read more
First up was political super-star former Presidential candidate and NJ’s Senator Cory Booker, who I suspect pissed every other speaker off because they had to follow this! With humor, wit, heartfelt storytelling. and some good old-fashioned shouting, Booker rocked the room. Note that this was him “saving his voice” for tonight’s appearance on the DNC … Read more
Mayor Giles has been here before. He stepped forward to endorse the election of Democrat Mark Kelly to the Senate over anti-democratic, anti-American values MAGA blowhard, conspiracy theorist, election denier, and insurrectionist fascist before and taken the blowback from his own party it has caused him with grace. He’s now doing it again on the … Read more
When Michelle Obama was growing up, her mother would tell her, “Don’t sit around and complain about things. Do something!‘” Michelle turned to the Democratic Delegates at the Chicago Democratic Convention and said, “So consider this your official ask. Michelle Obama is asking, no, telling you, to do something!” We don’t need four more years … Read more