by David Safier Last night, I went to an uneventful town hall with Al Melvin. Pretty boilerplate stuff. No real surprises. But one piece of boilerplate stuck with me. Melvin talked about the billions that will be floating Arizona's way courtesy of Obama's Stimulus Package. He seemed pretty pleased about it. There aren't too many … Read more
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl loves nothing more than an opportunity to denounce earmarks (and to insinuate that they are a Democratic phenominon). Unfortunately, Jon Kyl also loves him some earmarks. Take a look-see:
by David Safier (TASL) Our accidental Gov said she's considering a billion dollars worth of tax hikes. A few other Republicans are actually nodding their heads in reluctant agreement. So far as I know, angry mobs have not stormed the Capitol with torches and pitchforks demanding the Governor's head — though some Republican legislators sound … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart in a classic segment of The Daily Show eviscerated the CNBC cheeeleaders for the white collar criminals on Wall Street, and their faux populists Jim Kramer and Rick Santelli. If you do a YouTube search you will find some older posts of "before and after" predictions by … Read more
by David Safier Dawn Teo, Mesa resident and writer for Huffington Post, wrote an excellent, detailed story on HuffPo about the recent travails in the Arizona Democratic Party and the origins of Building a Stronger ADP, whose suggestions for changes in the ADP have taken on increasing importance as Saturday's meeting approaches. I won't try … Read more