“My favorite raza, the human raza”
by David Safier I loved the line Richard Elias opened with when he spoke at the Rally against SB 1070 at Grijalva's campaign office this morning. Elias looked out over the crowd, grinned and said, "My favorite raza, the human raza." I don't know, maybe Elias uses the line all the time, but I hadn't … Read more
Glassman makes Jonathan Alter on Newsweek
by David Safier The national story is no longer just McCain and Hayworth. Now Glassman is on the radar as well. Jonathan Alter, who writes in Newsweek and is a regular commenter on MSNBC, wrote a column, McCain Descending. He deplores the change in McCain on immigration issues: In the past McCain has tamped down … Read more
The Coming Week – Legislative Edition
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice… There are two reasons to believe that the 2nd Session of the 49th Arizona Legislature is in its final days – 1. The sooner they adjourn, the sooner the 90-day … Read more
An Open Letter to RNC Chairman Michael Steele
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Michael Steele, ChairmanRepublican National Committee310 First Street, SEWashington, DC 20003 Dear Chairman Steele: Recently, the Republican National Committee announced its three finalist cities to host the party's 2012 presidential nominating convention: Tampa, FL; Salt Lake City. UT; and Phoenix, AZ. The 12 members of the RNC's site selection committee will take a … Read more
Rally against SB 1070 Saturday
by David Safier A rally against SB 1070 will be held at Grijalva Headquarters, 452 S. Stone Ave. The announcement for the rally says, "Please bring your signs and tell Governor Brewer that you will not stand for this!"
Nancy Young Wright: a WYSIWYG legislator (That’s a good thing)
by David Safier When you're creating something on a computer, and what you see on the screen looks just like the final product, techies call that WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get. The term came to mind as I watched Rep. Nancy Young Wright (D, LD-26) at the legislative forum I attended … Read more
Al Melvin solves our educational and economic problems
by David Safier At a legislative forum held at the Northwest Tucson YMCA this morning, Al Melvin laid out a series of bold educational and economic plans. Here are Melvin's ideas, summarized: Turn our low income students into a steady supply of troops for the military. Build enough nuclear power plants to supply all of … Read more
