Michael Bryan 
UPDATED 12/21: Democrats won, GOP/MAGA/Trump/Musk lost. Simple as that. Oh, and of course the CR continued a pay rise for Congress. The ‘compromise’ that 34 GOP members (many of the same that defected on the first try) opposed was essentially the deal we had already struck with the GOP for a temporary CR earlier this … Read more
Our official legislative blog jester, Arizona Senator John Kavanaugh, is always haranguing others about free speech. Yet, he apparently really only wants free speech and expression for those who agree with him. He is currently holding hostage the ability of the University of Arizona to issue ~30 million dollars worth of new bonds for construction … Read more
I have a few musings to share about goings on in the Middle East. Take them for what they are worth; it’s just some thoughts and from my perspective as an avid observer of global security matters. Trump’s incompetence in national security and international affairs is why Iran is just about to develop a nuclear … Read more
Ed. MDB: I got a message from our AZBlueMeanie today with a post that sums up his reflections thus far on this election’s result (Emphases added by AZBlueMeanie): Originally posted at The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places under the title “The Billionaires’ Coup“: Disinformation kills democracies—and our political climate is now one in which disinformation runs … Read more
I quote a famous Arizonan, the notorious Dick Tuck. Today, I haven’t much else to say. America had a choice: move forward and build on the greatest economic recovery from the pandemic crisis in the world, protect the lives and dignity of American women, protect our immigrant friends, neighbors and co-workers from persecution, and preserve … Read more