Donald Trump should kiss Barack Obama’s butt for the Economy he Inherited from him
February 5, 2020
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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
With a Senate Republican acquittal, Trump plots his revenge against America
February 4, 2020
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
Maricopa County Democratic Attorney Candidates Discuss the Issues at a Mesa Forum
February 4, 2020
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When the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix and American Civil Liberties Union invited appointed Republican Maricopa Attorney Allister Adel to a Mesa forum to discuss criminal justice issues of concern to them, she declined the invitation. The five Democrats (Julie Gunnigle, Tamika Wooten, Will Knight, Bob McWhirter, and Ryan Tait) vying to defeat her in … Read more
What’s on the #AZHouse Ways & Means Agenda? More Tax Cuts! (video)
February 4, 2020
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
“Becoming Dr. Ruth” play at Invisible Theatre starts Feb. 11
February 4, 2020
BECOMING DR. RUTH by Mark St. Germain Preview Performance Tuesday February 11, 2020: Tickets $20 All other performances: Tickets $35 “Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the … Read more
Kathy Hoffman calls for a United Front to Solve the “State of Emergency in Arizona’s Education System”
February 4, 2020
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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
Iowa makes the case for ending its ‘first in the nation’ caucus
February 4, 2020
For those of you tuning in last night for the results of the Iowa Caucus, the “carnival of democracy was fun and bewildering to watch until it all went sour.” Iowa a carnival of democracy for media — until it went sour: The failure of authorities to produce results meant no one knew as bedtime … Read more
Please make this the last election with an Iowa Caucus
February 3, 2020
For those of us who come from states that border on Iowa, there is a familiar old joke that goes I.O.W.A. is just an acronym for “idiots out wandering around.” You should keep this in mind because tonight’s Iowa Caucuses Are a Democracy Disaster, as Clint Hendler explains at Mother Jones. Even The Gazette newspaper … Read more
