GOP civil war over the sales tax special election

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this corner we have the Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen, the editors of The Arizona Republic, and oddly enough, the Arizona Education Association who support passage of the temporary sales tax increase in the special election on May 18. In the other corner we have the Grover Norquist … Read more

Catholic Bishops tell Pearce, Withdraw anti-immigrant bill

by David Safier Let's hope this gets more coverage. The Phoenix New Times reports, The Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference, which includes the Dioceses of Phoenix, Tucson, and Gallup, New Mexico, issued a statement today criticizing state Senator Russell Pearce's mirror anti-immigrant measures HB 2632 and SB 1070, urging that they be yanked from … Read more

So glad that I’m not at the lege today…

Posted by Craig McDermott I am unable to trek down to the Capitol today, and after watching the Senate Appropriations meeting online for 30 minutes, I'm glad I'm staying away. After listening to Russell Pearce pontificate on George Soros trying to legalize heroin (Pearce is still ticked off over the Voter Protection Act being voted … Read more