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.

Wes Clarke Speaks Truth to Power

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Wes Clarke, who endorsed Gabby Giffords for Congress recently (which is really about as surprising as revealing that lox go well with bagels), recently gave a speech about the importance of this election to American national security.

Clinton in the Park

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I expected, having been delayed in writing about Bill Clinton’s rally in Reid Park for Pederson, to have found all the bloggy goodness already squeezed out of the event. But other than some brief mentions and a some quick notes on the action of the Bill/Janet/Jim show in Phoenix, I see nary a peep about … Read more

Polling Place Monitor Volunteers Needed

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I got the following notice from Linda at the Arizona Advocacy Network: My name is Linda Brown and I Direct the Arizona Advocacy Network, acommunity organization leading the fight to overturn Prop 200’s voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements through a federal lawsuit.  As you may know, about two weeks ago the US Supreme Court overturned … Read more

GOP’s Attack on our Tax Base Proves Unwise

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Via AZStarNet (and hat tip to Curtis): Error means service cuts, likely tax hikes in Pima Pima County faces across-the-board budget cuts and area school districts may have to raise taxes to pay for a $24 million tax refund to Qwest Communications. The Arizona Court of Appeals sided with the telecommunications company when it claimed … Read more

Specialist Alyssa Peterson

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Via KNAU (hat tip to Erin): Alyssa Peterson An Arizona soldier allegedly shot herself in late 2003 after being ordered to torture prisoners in Iraq and then declining to continue. Alyssa was an interrogator and language specialist who spoke Arabic. There is a diary on Kos by Erin about this tragedy. Was Alyssa just a … Read more