Pullen Your Leg

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

Put it back on the table, Madam Speaker!

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

Kirkpatrick Comes Out to Play

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

Don Bivens Visits Tucson

As many of you now know, Don Bivens is the heir-apparent for the Democratic Party Chairmanship as David Waid steps down to pursue other opportunities. Don is a commercial litigator who recently sold his boutique law firm to Snell and Wilmer and decided to get re-involved as an active member of the Party. As a … Read more

NY Tragedy High-Lights Need for Texting While Driving Ban

Link: Text-message ban for drivers mulled in NY state. The death of five teenagers in a horrific auto accident that text messages sent just prior to the collision on the driver’s phone suggests could be due to a combonation of driver inexperience and inattention due to cell phone text messaging means that there will likely … Read more