I was at the LD 26 Republican primary Clean Elections debate and have a few observations to share. Jim Nintzel did a not-so "live blog" of the show-down between the Senate contenders, but I don’t seem to find anything about the House debate at his Scramblewatch site. Thus, I will be focusing more on the … Read more
PolitickerAZ has released their analysis of the most influential unelected folks in Arizona politics (as well as those in other states they cover). It’s called the Arizona Power List, and a few Arizona bloggers made the cut. Greg Patterson of Esspresso Pundit is listed at #37. Shane Wikfors and John Ellinwood of Sonoran Alliance are … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: An earlier post noted Senator Tim Bee’s first TV ad for his congressional race in which Bee attempts to confuse voters by proclaiming himself an "independent" rather than a Republican. Truth-in-advertising laws do not apply to politicians, unfortunately. Republican Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Tom Davis earlier this year proclaimed the Republican … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Most people have heard by now that one of America’s most iconic companies, Anheuser-Busch, has agreed to sell to a Belgian owned company, InBev. Employees of the St. Louis based company are none too happy about this symbol of Americana being sold to foreign investors. No word yet on how many jobs … Read more
There has been a report here already about the Nucleus Club meeting featuring the Democratic primary candidates for Supervisorial Districts 2 and 3, and I know the Weekly will be doing a quasi-live blog of the event, so I am not going to rehash everything. I am grateful and glad to see the Weekly doing … Read more