Political Calendar: Week of February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: The Arizona … Read more
No, Trump Was NOT “Acquitted,” Nor “Exonerated,” Nor Found “Not Guilty”
February 13, 2021
With the cowardly vote of 43 GOP Senators to not impeach Donald Trump for one of the greatest political offenses in the history of our republic, the GOP will be using the words “acquit,” “exonerate,” and “not guilty” or even “innocence” on repeat. None of the those legal terms apply. Impeachment is not a criminal … Read more
Shame on Them: 43 Members of the Former Party of Lincoln put Guilty Donald Trump over the Country
February 13, 2021
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When the record second impeachment trial of Donald Trump commenced earlier this week, I was struck by how much the first-day vote on the constitutionality of the trial reminded me of the courtroom scene from the 1962 movie based on Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In that scene, lawyer Atticus Finch (played by … Read more
A Bipartisan Majority of The Senate Votes To Impeach Donald Trump – His Enablers Prevent His Conviction (Updated)
February 13, 2021
For the first time in U.S. history, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted for impeachment of a president, and for the first time in U.S. history, to impeach a former president. (Sen. Mitt Romney previously made Donald Trump’s first impeachment bipartisan for the first time in history). The Senate voted 57-43 to impeach … Read more
Trump Impeachment Defense: Defending The Indefensible
February 13, 2021
“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell” ― Carl Sandburg. Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers took this to heart on Friday, pounding the table and yelling like hell because … Read more
What kind of leader is Kevin McCarthy? Turns out he is a Really Pitiful One
February 12, 2021
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New details have emerged on the phone call House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had with Donald Trump during the Trumpist Domestic Terrorist Attack on the Nation’s Capitol. In new reporting by CNN and other media sources, Mr. Trump refused to call off the rioters and send aid to the Capitol, telling McCarthy: “Well, Kevin, I … Read more
In the Case of Mark Finchem, Tribalism over Justice at the Arizona House Ethics Committee
February 12, 2021
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When will the members of the former Party of Lincoln speak up for law and order for real? It is not coming any time soon from the Arizona State House Ethics Committee where Chairperson Becky Nutt put tribal party loyalty over the request for truth and justice by denying multiple requests to conduct an ethics … Read more
The Prosecution Makes An Airtight Case Against Donald Trump – His Republican Enablers Don’t Care
February 12, 2021
Steve Benen has a decent summary of the prosecution’s case over Wednesday and Thursday. You really must view the hours of video evidence presented with narration and timeline to get the full impact of this highly effective presentation of the evidence. The Impeachment Managers drew a straight line from Trump’s words and actions to the … Read more
