Michael Bryan

A former colleague of Obama’s at the University of Chicago, Cass Sunstein is a widely published and deeply respected constitutional scholar and legal theorist. He is perhaps best known for his book ‘Republic.com‘ about the likely impacts of the modern communications and information technology on the democratic process.

Professor Sunstein’s scholarship on our legal and political systems is a profound and provocative critique with much more popular appeal and import than most legal scholars manage.

Learn more about this key figure on Obama’s team after the click…

Last night Obama went on the air just before the SOTU with an ad featuring Governor Napolitano. I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing ads in Southern Arizona featuring newly-converted Congressman Raul Grijalva to try to combat some of the difficulty Obama has been having appealing to Hispanic voters.

Here’s an online ad featuring Janet. It’s not the same one as aired before the SOTU, I don’t think. If anyone finds that one online, please shoot me a link or leave a comment.

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The battle against bureaucratic inertia and political flaccidity by those who wish to vindicate the right of the parties and the people to oversee our elections continues here in Pima County. Though a major victory was won with the favorable court decision, and the Pima County Board of Supervisor’s vote not to appeal that ruling … Read more

Steve Farley recently headed off the GOP from tapping local transportation funds to balance the budget, which would have added to the over $400 million in deferred infrastructural repair costs the ruling party has already saddled Arizona with for the ideological agenda. Here’s an except from Farley’s latest newsletter: "One thing Rep. Pearce and Sen. … Read more

This year will be Resident Bush’s last State of the Union address. It will be a pack of utter lies, deep self-delusion, and Olympian hubris – should be hilarious.