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.

Hell Has Frozen: I Agree with Rep. Andy Biggs!

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If there is a polar opposite to everything I believe and advocate, it could be embodied in the shorthand that is Freedom Caucus leader Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs, whom I generally refer to as the #BiggsestTraitor for his role in planning and executing the #Jan6 insurrection. For me to agree with anything that comes out … Read more

MAGA is Enforcing Political Orthodoxy with Violence, Most Effectively and Vociferously Against Honest Republicans.

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MAGA has become a violent extremist movement that enforces its beliefs – and its delusions – on America. Those who most frequently feel those threats are Republicans. Vox reports on the phenomenon using an example from right here in Arizona: Maricopa Recorder Steven Richer: Vox documents that threats and violent incidents have been widely documented … Read more

AZ Senate is Suing Governor Hobbs so Senate Criminal Jake Hoffman Can Continue Not Doing His Dumb Job

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Most people will be aware that it is a common separation of power feature in our three branched governmental system at both the federal and state level that the Executive Branch appoints leaders to the Executive Branch’s departments and/or agencies, and frequently those appointees must then be confirmed by the Legislative Branch – most often … Read more