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.

Project 2025 Will Cause Banks to Fail

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Now that Republicans have won the election, Project 2025 will become operative. Project 2025 plans to merge the FDIC with other banking agencies, which is a recipe for a financial disaster. The FDIC protects people against losing their deposits up to $250,000 per depositor per bank if an insured bank fails in the United States. … Read more

MDB and AZBlueMeanie Editorialize on Democratic Reaction to America’s Choice

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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

The People Have Spoken, the Bastards

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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

Temper Your Expectations and Settle In for a Bumpy Week

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I know everyone wants this crapfest of an election to be over, for our cojones to be pulled out of the fires of partisanship, and our lives and media sources to move on from obsession with the election, but don’t expect any clear resolution of some of the biggest questions tonight – or even in … Read more

I’m Optimistic and Hopeful, But for the People

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Shall we speak in terms the ex-president understands? He’s a born liar, a malignant narcissist, a shyster, a con, a carpetbagger, a carnival barker, a creep, a certifiable madman. As a result, the U.S. government is a wounded animal held ransom by right-wing extremists. History bears witness. Donald Trump is the product of an avaricious, … Read more