SOTU Six
January 24, 2007
What a great time we Liberals had last night making fun of W’s 6th SOTU. By this time we can anticipate exactly what lies and distortions his speech writers will trot out. In fact, we played a round of SOTU bingo based on his favorite buzz words, phrases and subjects. I was tempted to play
Lisa James = John McCain
January 24, 2007
This weekend a very important bellweather for the McCain Presidential campaign will sound: the election of a new Arizona GOP Chairman. Lisa James is widely regarded as the means by which McCain will cement his control over the Arizona GOP and lock down his home state, the loss of which in the preference primary would
China Signals Need for Updated Space Treaties
January 20, 2007
Link: China carries out test of kinetic anti-satellite technology. China today aimed a shot squarely across the bow of the Bush Administration’s unrealistic plans to build unilateral military dominance in space. I’ve written about the background of the issue in the past, basically arguing that this Administration’s initiatives to weaponize space risk setting off a
Presidential IQ Matters
January 17, 2007
Link: The Lovenstein Institute. According to statements in the report, there have been twelve presidents over the past 60 years, from F. D. Roosevelt to G. W. Bush who were all rated based on scholarly achievements, writings that they alone produced without aid of staff, their ability to speak with clarity, and several other psychological
McCain Most Unacceptable to Maricopa GOP
January 17, 2007
Link: The Sonoran Alliance ļæ½ Maricopa County, Arizona GOP Straw Poll Results. According to a straw poll conducted among Maricopa County GOP meeting participants (generally the most influential in primaries) Senator John McCain came in 4th in the polling after Duncan Hunter, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. More importantly, he topped the list as the
Dobson says ‘no way’ to McCain candidacy
January 14, 2007
Link: Dobson says ‘no way’ to McCain candidacy. McCain is now officially the unofficial persona non grata to Focus on the Family. That’s going to scare off a lot of far right Evangelical support for Johnny. Some see this as a quirky choice for Dobson, given this his only other choices seem to be Guiliani
AZ GOP Oppressing Democratic Minority in Arizona House
January 12, 2007
Democrats in Arizona won a major victory in November in Arizona. The most obvious fruit of the victory was two new Congressional seats in CDs 5 & 8. But we won a major victory in state legislative races, as well. We picked up 6 seats in the State House and 1 in the State Senate.
In Praise of Yahoos
January 11, 2007
Link: Hangin’ with Pullen. In the GOP Chairperson race, Democrats have a candidate. Randy Pullen. Pullen is the guy we want running the GOP in Arizona. Why? Because we want a yahoo to be in charge of the opposing team. Pullen is as movement conservative as they come. He’s a big Graf/Prop 200 supporter who
