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.

AZ GOP is ‘Weak’ on Impeachment

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Link: Tucson Citizen Editorial Board – Criticized for talking to constituents. Mark Kimble noted the AZ GOP’s press release criticizing Gabby for directing her staff to meet with constituents (including yours truly) about impeachment proceedings: Judi White, chair of the local Republicans, criticized Giffords for asking her chief of staff to talk with a group … Read more

Sheriff Arpaio Gets Into the Foreign Aid Game (UPDATED)

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Sheriff "I Just Love, Love, Love the Hispanic Folks" Arpaio has been spending RICO funds to train Honduran police in a region of Honduras, a tropical paradise known for its sunny climes and great scuba-diving. 34 paid officer work weeks, over 30K in direct expenses, and an unspecified amount of equipment have headed south of … Read more

Doodle and Shmoo

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Meet Shmoo. I discovered this little critter at Walgreens and just had to have him. It may well be the best $5.99 I’ve ever spent: This little fella scared the daylights out of my foster dog, Doodle. He didn’t know what to make of it. As you can catch at the beginning of the clip, … Read more

RenziGate Roundup 2/25

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Dick issues statement announcing his intent to keep his seat: “I will not resign and take on the cloak of guilt because I am innocent. My legal team of Reid Weingarten and Kelly Kramer will handle these legal issues while I continue to serve my constituents.” Democrats respond that Dick is denying constituents a voice: … Read more

McCain, Bee and Mayes: There They Go Again

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Many of you will have seen coverage of McCain’s use of federal matching funds to secure a loan for his campaign prior to his win in New Hampshire. He promised the originating bank that if he didn’t come within 10% of winning, he would re-enter the federal finance system, giving them a secured interest in … Read more