Link: Thomas seeks faster process for death row appeals. The Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas, likes to play by Red Queen’s rules: he yells, "Off with their heads!" and every one had better jump to it. Now he’s written to AG Gonzales seeking to implement stream-lined appeals for the 113 death row inmates in Maricopa … Read more
I was going to write my own review of Al Gore’s book "The Assault on Reason" but I found this and simply see no reasonable prospect of improving upon it:
Randy Pullen, the Arizona State Chairman of the GOP, whom I dearly love and revere as a wise and powerful leader for the opposition party, recently published a very amusing opinion piece about what it means to him to be a Republican. I have taken the liberty of correcting (parenthetically) the many mistakes in Randy’s … Read more
Marlene Phillips, a member of Tucson’s Drinking Liberally, finally got fed up. She sent me this, and appeals for your action: It started two weeks ago, when our congresswoman spoke in front of a group of citizens here in Tucson. A number of us wanted to know how she felt about impeachment; she replied that … Read more
Link: Kirkpatrick Resigns to Run Against Renzi. Hooray! Finally a clear challenger for the most ethically challenged congresscritter in our delegation, possibly in the country. I suggest that Ann start with letting everyone know about Renzi’s $25,000 fine (PDF) from the FEC for diverting over a hundred thousand dollars in corporate funds into his campaign … Read more