Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

Mitch’s Valentine

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Over the weekend Donald Trump was acquıtted from the charges of inciting the riot on Capitol Hill that occurred on January 6th 2021. Mitch McConnell had publicly denounced Trump and stated that the former POTUS had instigated the mob to riot. Yet on Saturday, he showed just how gutless he truly is and where his loyalties actually lie, by joining 43 republican senators in voting to acquit the former President. If anyone finds McConnell’s spine please get it to him as soon as possible.

Impeachment and the Failure of Representative Government

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Trump is manifestly guilty of the biggest political crime in modern American history: inciting a terrorist attack on the First Branch to stop it from enacting the Constitutional transfer of power. The impeachment trial has conclusively proven it, if you were still in any doubt, given that the insurrection played out live in the media … Read more

COVID-19 Denialists in State Senate Seek to Strip Emergency Powers From AZ’s Governor

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There are stupid bills dropped every session of the Arizona Legislature, no doubt, but these two really take the cake: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1001 and Senate Bill 1084 may just be the dumbest ideas this session. SCR1001 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution, pursuant to A.R.S. 26-303(F), declaring that the COVID-19 emergency, declared by Governor Ducey … Read more

Doctor: Improved Medicare for All will Fix Flaws in US Healthcare

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed several shortcomings in the U.S. health care system: The illusion of reliable employer-based health insurance is crumbling. Our safety nets have wide geographic variations. High-deductible insurance plans result in delayed care for people with chronic conditions. Underlying racial and geographic disparities in care are worsening. Our current system fails on … Read more