When Bill Clinton delivered his 1999 State of the Union Address, he was Presidential. Please click here for the video link He shook the hands of the Republican Speaker of the House. He gave an inspiring uniting speech. He singled out Rosa Parks for her contributions to Civil Rights. He gave this speech in the … Read more
During his State of the Union on February 4, 2020, Donald Trump, when he was not snubbing Nancy Pelosi by not shaking her hand before and after his speech, presented himself as the savior of the American Economy, halting our country’s “economic decay” and “decline.” Whenever he could, he claimed his economic stewardship was far … Read more
Greg Sargent of the Washington Post has a stark warning for voters in 2020. Lindsey Graham’s Iowa deception shows Trump’s corruption of GOP: A few weeks ago, Steve Schmidt, the former GOP strategist who in 2018 publicly quit his party, attracted wide notice with a particularly brutal characterization of the evolution of Sen. Lindsey O. … Read more
The alternative headline for this blog post could be: Are eight tax cuts in two weeks too many? I think so. Last week, I said that the State of Arizona should change its motto from Ditat Deus (God Enriches) to Tax Cuts R Us. Looking at this Wednesday’s Ways and Means Committee agenda with four more … Read more
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman came to the House Committee on Education to tell the story about the state of Arizona’s schools in her State of Education Address. Superintendent Hoffman started her speech celebrating the many heroes that work to make education a rewarding experience for Arizona’s children. These included the bus drivers, the … Read more