Michael Bryan This Thursday at 6pm at the Shanty on 4th Avenue, Drinking Liberally’s special guest will be Brigadier General John Adams. The General recently retired from a distinguished career in the Army. His most recent duties included Deputy United States Military Representative to NATO’s military committee and Asst. Dept. Chief of Staff for Intelligence on the … Read more
"The GOP has transformed the legal apparatus of the United States into an instrument of partisan force." – Scott Horton "Vote Machine: How Republicans hacked the Justice Department" (PDF) The GOP has been engaging in a cynical and deliberate attempt to use the justice system to punish their political enemies, justify and legitimate their systematic … Read more
Bill Konopnicki will run for a fourth term in his state legislative seat. By implication, he won’t be running for Congress in CD 1. Bill’s ability to self-finance (he made a pile off fast food) and his strong political base in CD 1 would have been great assets to the troubled effort to hold on … Read more
David Safier is on a mini-vacation, so I got to this one before him:
Dick’s crimes not only damaged his clients, his constituents, and the public’s confidence in the political process (such as it is) but the public interest and the private interests served and impacted by the bill which he is accused of subverting for his own pecuniary gain. The Arizona Republic takes a closer look at those … Read more