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.

Is Rodney Glassman having a Sarah Palin Moment?

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By Jenn Like crabs in a barrel, the Democratic candidates competing for a shot at Sen. John McCain's Senate seat seem hellbent on dragging one another into the muck, much to the chagrin of fellow Democrats like myself.  Last night, Rodney Glassman, former Tucson City Council Member, appeared at Drinking Liberally. This is nothing new — political hopefuls routinely make a showing at DL … Read more

Justice Dept. Will Sue Arizona over SB 1070

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By Jenn To the surprise of virtually no one, it looks like the federal government will be filing a lawsuit against Arizona over SB 1070 soon. In an interview with Ecuadorean media, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton let it slip that a lawsuit over Arizona's anti-immigrant bill will be happening: I think the biggest surprise … Read more

McCain Gets a New Slogan

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By Michael Bryan Not happy with the verisimilitude of McCain's chosen quasi-slogan, "Build the Dang Fence!" (or some such nativist bullshit…), some enterprising person with a stencil and some spray paint donated one to McCain's campaign. I certainly don't condone defacing campaign signs, but you have to admit that "Drill Baby Drill" hits very near … Read more

Prescott Mural Controversy Follow-Up

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By Jenn Steve Blair, the Prescott AZ city councilman who made several racist statements on his radio talk show over a public art project, has been fired from the radio station (hat-tip to Ben Kalafut). Here’s an interview Blair did with PrescottNews.com after the firing: In the interview, Blair defends himself by saying that the mural … Read more