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.

Top Ten Iraq Mistakes

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Via: Consortiumnews.com. Because the Bush administration, almost from the start, has eschewed any comparison of Iraq with Vietnam, officials apparently never read the history of the nation’s heretofore worst war and have made the same 10 major mistakes: 1. Underestimating the enemy. As in Vietnam, the superpower’s potent military has been astounded by the tenacity … Read more

Coyote Carnival – No. 2 Pencil edition

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The second edition of Coyote Carnval is live and online now: Temple Stark.com: Coyote Carnival – No. 2 Pencil edition. Stop by and show Arizona’s bloggers the love, leave some comments, then make your submissions for the next edition.

The GOP’s Constitutional Contempt

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The Constitution is a complex document in some respects, but others are as plain as the nose on your face. Every high school civics student knows that bills must be passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the President to become law. Well, guess what? Not according to the GOP. This year’s budget … Read more

Open Doors Don’t Invite Criminals

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There is a widespread perception that undocumented immigrants increase crime, as demostrated by the poll at the right. This is a significant factor in many people’s feeling that the social order is under threat by undocumented immigration, and is thus a major problem for any Democrat working to advance the cause of reasonable immigration reform. … Read more