Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP insane clown posse leadership in the Arizona legislature is going forward with its slash and burn budget plan today in a game of political brinksmanship with our Accidental Governor, who has already threatened to veto their budget plan. Howard Fisher reports GOP defies veto threat, pushes budget plan: Ignoring a … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona continues to make its bid to be the poster child for dysfunctional government. I guess we have a bit of a sibling rivalry with California: "You want to get crazy? Let's get crazy!" In May, the Arizona House passed Rep. Kavanagh's "robbing Peter to pay Paul" budget plan that no one, … Read more
by David SafierAs the media has carried the story about the murder of Dr. George Tiller, it has labeled Tiller either as Abortion Doctor or "one of the nation's few late-term-abortion providers." It's typical of today's media to use shorthand to make the story clear and simple, but it's dehumanizing not to tell more of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The big day has finally arrived for Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the still undecided Minnesota senate race which has dragged on in the state courts. Minnesota's Senate race now comes down to 5 votes Almost seven months after a U.S. Senate election that was too close to call, five justices … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, to no one's great surprise, will be filing an "exploratory committee" for governor in June. How do I know? I was contacted and asked to add my name to a list of endorsers. Expect an announcement when the exploratory committee is filed. Recent rumor has it that … Read more