Arizona’s 54th Legislative Session Ends: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
May 30, 2020
Usually, sine die is an orderly but sometimes drama-filled end to the Legislative session. Historically, the Arizona House and the Senate vote to sine die (end the session) on the same night and often under the cloak of darkness. The second session of the 54th Legislature was… different… even before the novel Coronavirus hit the … Read more
Trump incites violence against protestors: ‘MAGA Night at the White House’
May 30, 2020
The Washington Post today offered this brief analysis, Violent Minneapolis protests give Trump a chance to be the law-and-order candidate he ran as in 2016 (excerpt): Trump described himself as the “law and order” candidate four times as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination at his adopted party’s convention in Cleveland in 2016. The speech … Read more
Governor Ducey Continues to Lie About Arizona’s COVID-19 Status
May 29, 2020
PLEASE NOTE UPDATE ON 6/8/20 at the end of this article. Ongoing analysis of Governor Ducey’s COVID-19 pressers: May 22th: Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open June 4th: Ducey Stays on Course for Re-Opening, Despite COVID-19 Resurgence May 29th: Governor Ducey addressed Arizona regarding the COVID-19 epidemic on Thursday, May 28th, and once again, … Read more
Joe Biden Proclaims “We need Justice for George Floyd” and to “Make the Promise of America” real for all Americans
May 29, 2020
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After chastising Donald Trump for his vile unpresidential early morning tweets which included the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden gave a passionate national digital address calling for “Justice for George Floyd” and making “the promise of America real” for all Americans. The … Read more
Scott Weinberg is Gone, But the Threat of Purple For Parents Remains
May 29, 2020
The political career of Twitter troll and bigot Scott Weinberg ended as abruptly as it began this week, as he announced the end of his candidacy for the Kyrene School District governing board. You may remember Scott from a post I wrote in January about a contentious board meeting in the Chandler Unified School District … Read more
Minneapolis Police murder of George Floyd leads to nationwide protests (Update: arrest made)
May 29, 2020
Photo: The sun set over the Twin Cities as smoke hovers over St. Paul along University Avenue Thursday. My hometown is burning. The anger of protestors outraged over the murder by white Minneapolis police officers of yet another unarmed, handcuffed and restrained black man, George Floyd, who pleaded with the officer kneeling on his neck … Read more
Openness and Transparency From Arizona’s Nursing Homes is Necessary to Combat the Coronavirus
May 29, 2020
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Two out of every three Coronavirus fatalities in Maricopa County, according to a citation made by House Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Ruben Gallego, Raul Grijalva, and Greg Stanton in a May 27, 2020 letter to the Director of the Acacia Health Center, was elderly residents receiving care in nursing home facilities. In the letter, (reported by … Read more
Sorry, but no, there will not be a V-shaped quick economic recovery
May 28, 2020
Earlier this week, some easily spooked Democrats bought into a prediction about the economy at Politico, your first mistake, and “very serious people” on the cable networks were called upon to “discuss.” The report, The general election scenario that Democrats are dreading, cites Jason Furman, a former top economist in the Obama administration, predicting “We … Read more
