Hope, MLK and Barak Obama

OK. This is a damn fine speech. Obama has just picked up the fallen mantle of leadership in civil rights and economic justice that has been dragged through the mud of the politics of blame and shame for far too long.

Lena Saradnik Passes the Torch

Lena sent a letter to her supporters in LD 26. It included the news that Cheryl Cage will be seeking a seat on the Oro Valley Marana town council in the May 2009.

Full text after the jump…

Tim Bee’s Big Surprise

Tim Bee stunned the Arizona political scene with a completely unexpected announcement that he is challenging Gabby Giffords for the CD 8 Congressional seat.

Seriously, though, Tim made it official — he’s in. I know, I was there. And, no, I didn’t get tazed, Bro.

It was the kind of non-news news event one expects in the kabuki dance of American politics. But there were a few interesting bits.

Much more after the flip…

Sponsors Back-Pedalling on Employer Sanctions

Elephantfight
Link: Employer sanctions law challenged by sponsors.

Looks like a number of Republicans are getting crosswise on the employer sanctions law now that it has taken effect and real enforcement actions seem imminent, threatening to put good, upstanding (and possibly Republican) businessmen on skid row.

This issue just screams DEMOCRATIC WEDGE ISSUE FOR 2008 STATE LEGISLATIVE RACES at the top of its lungs. I hope it’s not too much longer before every other word coming out of the Arizona Democratic Party’s mouth-piece is "employer sanctions." You don’t get monumental political fuck-ups like this dropped in your lap every day, you know.

Much more after the flip…