Giffords and Mitchell voted with the GOP on HR 2237, the appropriation bill for Iraq that would have begun redeployment away from Iraq. It was widely rumored that conservative Democrats would be voting no, and about 60 of them did, dooming the bill to lose 171-255, and weakening our hand in the struggle with President … Read more
UPDATE 4/27: Looks like Renzi is putting up a fight. This should be entertaining and embarrassing for the GOP. Every day Renzi hangs on is another day of negative press that helps CD 1’s voters decide that a Democrat might better represent their interests. Tedski at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion is predicting Renzi’s resignation by … Read more
Democrat Lord’s Work at Fundraising Draws Rare Look at Arizona District – New York Times. Since Bushco has had their asses handed to them in Iraq, you would think that GOPers would be somewhat circumspect about using a certain testosterone-laden taunt for fear that it would come back to haunt them. But no. They will … Read more
By now most have received the news that Rick Renzi is under investigation by a Tucson-based Grand Jury and that the FBI has raided his wife’s insurance business to seize records. This is really just the second shoe to drop, however. Most who have followed Renzi’s slimy trail for any length of time have been … Read more
I decided to try my hand at putting together a Squidoo Lens (a special site for bringing together internet resources into one page) for following the votes of Representative for CD 8 Gabrielle Giffords (D – AZ) and news and information about her. The result is online and I invite you to visit and shoot … Read more