Dem state party blues

by David Safier Tedski has written an excellent post at R-Cubed about the Arizona State Democratic Party hiring a head hunter to help find a new Executive Director to replace Maria Weeg. I'm going to approach the topic from a somewhat different angle than his. He mainly discussed whether it was a good decision to hire … Read more

SWAG re: 2010 Arizona Attorney General race

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The folks over at The Yellow Sheet (Arizona Capitol Times – subscription required) recently engaged in speculation and some silly wild ass guesses (SWAG) about the 2010 Arizona Attorney General race. The Yellow Sheet is of the opinion that Republican Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will resign to run for Attorney General. … Read more

Update: Doubting Thomas

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over whether County Attorney Andrew Thomas is its attorney. Suit OK'd against Board of Supervisors The judge on Thursday also ordered Thomas to disclose all cases in which attorneys on staff or on contract … Read more

How is this different from getting a loan on tobacco money?

By David Safier I'm honestly confused. I hope someone can explain this to me. Our Accidental Gov is talking about a plan to raise some money to lessen the budget cuts in 2010. She wants to sell some state buildings. If it were a straight sale, at least I'd understand it. Then the question would … Read more

Congress should investigate Wall Street as it did after 1929

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Chris in Paris at Americablog raises the question Should Congress investigate Wall Street as they did after '29? Hell yes! And start sending these corrupt "masters of the universe" to jail. Chris provides the historical context: Most relevant to today, Congress has investigated the causes behind economic downturns, using the power of … Read more