Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review: How to Vote That Mysterious Judicial Retention Section of the Ballot

The best guide for the citizen interested (as few are) in making an informed vote on judicial retention is the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review. Unlike voting based on party affiliation like the ideologues over at Sonora Alliance are advocating, retention should be based on ability, not ideology. I’m not kidding myself that many … Read more

Tom Horne charged with elections law violations

UPDATE 10/30: The Arizona Education Association just issued a press release announcing that it has filed two complaints with the Maricopa County Elections Department regarding these incidents on behalf of their over 32,000 members. This is good news. A good scandal seems to be the only way to get voters to seriously consider a down-ticket … Read more

Resignation of 3 AZ GOP Mayors Demanded for Endorsing Napolitano

AZ Republic: 3 GOP mayors asked to quit. GOP leaders from Legislative District 4 on Friday called for the resignations of three West Valley mayors, all registered Republicans, because of their endorsement of Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat… Conservative members hope to pressure those holding more moderate views to remain silent in deference to Len … Read more

Bill Maher Puts America In Its Place

Why are comedians recently the only ones who seem to be telling the whole, unvarnished truth about politics? I think it may be because the truth is so bad, that it’s either going to make you laugh, or it’s going to make you cry. Nobody wants to listen to the version that comes with tears, … Read more