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.

Our Magical Thinking Congress

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The House passed a resolution declaring that the United States will win
the War on Terror. The first surprise is the utter unreality that must
exist in our Congress for such a declaration to seem like a sensible
use of resources. The second is that it received the craven support of
42 Democrats in passing.

The complete and institutionalized break from reality required for
anyone to think that simply declaring something to be true, even if
voted on by the House of Idiots, makes it the truth, or even merely
inspirational, makes me rather frightened and sad. The language of the
resolution is revealing of a national leadership deeply in denial about
the hard, cold facts of life.

Text of the Resolution and commentary after the jump…

Ambassadorial Suicide Initiative

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Via: CommonDreams.org STATE DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM – SECRET TO: All Ambassadors FROM: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs — Karen Hughes THROUGH: The White House — Mr. Karl Rove SUBJECT: Ambassadorial Suicide Initiative: Follow-up to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Colleen Graffy’s New Initiative on Suicide as a Good … Read more

How to Raise CAFE standards without Congress

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Some SUV drivers are taking matters into their own hands. They are torching their gas-guzzling road hogs and not looking back. While insurance fraud is a ‘bad thing’, ultimately, maybe it is less costly overall than using of a fleet of personal vehicles that are less fuel efficient than 20 years ago. Maybe instead of … Read more

Senator John McCain’s Straight Party Ticket

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I got a letter from Senator John McCain’s PAC, Straight Talk America, today. Seems the Sentator wants to "bring real reform to government, do away with ‘business as usual’, and help chart a new future to deal with our country’s most serious problems and needs." All that and and to get some traction in his … Read more

Questioning the Official 9/11 Story

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Do you believe that the government (especially this government) has never, and will never, lie to you about important matters of public concern? Do you believe that those in the vast secret apparatus of state justified by ‘national security’ would never do unsavory and even criminal things in the name of ‘security’ or what they … Read more