Primary Election Days: August 11-30

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tucson City Council Primary Election: Vote-by-mail ballots dropped in the mail on August 10. Early Voting location: Tucson City Clerk Election Center, 800 E. 12th Street, open August 11-August 29, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.) All voted mail-in ballots must be in the possession of the City Clerk by 7:00 p.m. on August … Read more

Colbert Super PAC: Rick Perry ad

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Apparently Stephen Colbert is going to use his Super PAC, "Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow," to air parody ads of the presidential candidates. Colbert Super PAC | Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow | ColbertSuperPac.com. His first ad is for Governor Rick Perry: "Episode IV: A New Hope," asking voters in the Ames Straw Poll to … Read more

Two reports on Michele Bachmann paint a not-so-pretty picture

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Those of us who hail from Minnesota already know Michele Bachmann as the "Minnesota Loon," but the rest of the nation just getting to know this wingnut needs to read up. The New Yorker has a lengthy piece on Michele Bachmann by Ryan Lizza, Leap of Faith: The making of a Republican front-runner: … Read more