Political Calendar: Week of February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Chaos Party In Disarray After Mitch McConnell Throws Rick Scott Under The Bus
February 11, 2023
Update to President Biden Rope-A-Doped The Howling Mad Hyenas of the MAGA Fascist Caucus in his SOTU Address. Steve Benen reports, Mitch McConnell makes Rick Scott’s troubles quite a bit worse: Sen. Rick Scott isn’t having a great week. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden used the Florida
Tom Horne Wants Cops, Not Counselors in AZ Schools
February 11, 2023
So much for local control and common sense. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is at it again, reprioritizing $80M in grant funding for the Arizona public schools School Safety Program. Instead of allowing the money to fund both school counselors and School Resource Officerss, he wants to fund only armed police officers or security on
GOP Hocus Pocus: Turning a Liar into a Minor Celebrity
February 11, 2023
Okay, let’s state the obvious: the GOP’s got a huge problem with candidate quality. It’s not just Herschel Walker (GA), George Santos (NY), or Anna Paulina Luna (FL), who’ve all been accused of lying or fudging their credentials or back stories. It’s a real pattern. It’s like Republicans pick any ol’ malleable Joe Schmoe to
9 years blogging at B4AZ
February 11, 2023
Has it truly been 9 years since I joined this group of good bloggers at Blog for Arizona? I remember it being Feb. 11, 2014 and I had been asked to come on by the mysterious, long-time blogger AZ Blue Meanie, to post community and political events. Here was my chance to continue the community
MAGA Fascist Star Chamber Committee Approves One Nominee, Rejects Another
February 10, 2023
Update to MAGA Fascists Form Star Chamber Committee To Review Gov. Hobbs’ Executive Appointees. Robert Robb on substack writes Petersen declares war on Hobbs: Let’s begin with a philosophical discussion of the role of the legislative confirmation authority for executive branch appointments in our system of checks and balances. And let’s begin that discussion with
Sanctimonious Mike Pence Subpoenaed By Special Counsel in January 6 Insurrection Investigation (Updated)
February 9, 2023
Former Vice President Mike Pence did the right thing on one day in his life – as opposed to all the other days of his life – and this sanctimonious prick wants credit for having done what any patriotic American should have done. This does not make him a hero or a saint, or even
President Biden Rope-A-Doped The Howling Mad Hyenas of the MAGA Fascist Caucus in his SOTU Address
February 9, 2023
Republicans have always opposed the “entitlement” programs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from the time that these programs were first enacted (it is an entitlement because it is a payroll tax on your earnings – for earnings in 2023, the cap is $160,200 – which you pay into over your working life. It’s your
