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.

The Blight and the $Bite$

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We are renaming Blog For Arizona, El Blog For Arizona in protest of SB1070. The name will remain until this hateful law is repealed or, more likely, struck down as unconstitutional. We at El Blog For Arizona are going to be standing firm against SB1070 and the prejudice and hatred it embodies. It's the wrong … Read more

Arpaio Schadenfruede

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Posted by Michael Bryan I got a warm feeling in my tummy watching this. Thought I'd share the feeling… This may be one of the biggest scandals to hit Arizona politics since, well, ever. Stay tuned for more Schadenfruedey goodness. If you ever had any doubts as to whether Arpaio had drank of the right-wing-nut-flavored … Read more

The Complexities Behind Immigration Reform

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By Karl Reiner The controversial immigration issue is on its way to be taken up in Congress again.  A diverse coalition of interest groups is pressing for action on comprehensive immigration reform.  The Speaker of the House believes it could be included on the agenda sometime in 2010.  Although most parties agree the current system … Read more

The Job Hole

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Well this is pretty clear. Obama is filling in the hole that Bush dug. I'm curious to see how the wing-nutters will try to spin this…