GOP scaremongering over socialism – going back to an old playbook
February 8, 2019
In his State of The Union Address, President Trump rolled out a “new” 2020 campaign theme that in actuality is a very old campaign theme that the GOP has been using in campaigns since the 1936 election — that Democrats are “socialists” (this is in response to self-described Democratic Socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders and … Read more
17 Cannabis Bills Introduced in Avalanche of Legislation
February 7, 2019
By Mikel Weisser, editor of Arizona Cannabis Monthly and State Director, Arizona NORML. Reprinted with permission. We have been following the AZ state legislature for six years now and have never seen such an avalanche of ccannabis-related bills in the opening week at the Capitol. Seventeen cannabis-related bills came in the opening week. In addition to fourteen that impact AZ’s … Read more
Pima County Democrats Challenge Sheriff Mark Napier on Immigration
February 7, 2019
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By Ellie Brecher, Pima County Democratic Party. Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier must use his national media platform to tell the rest of the country that the only crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is a humanitarian crisis, Pima County Democratic Party Executive Committee members told him during a contentious exchange on Monday night. Napier, head … Read more
Lovelorn at The Estrogen Hour
February 7, 2019
Are you lovelorn? Or in a relationships that is going nowhere? Check out the upcoming Estrogen Hour at Laff’s on February 10th. Maybe you’re find someone there who shares your sense of humor. And if you’re currently suffering from a broken heart, this is a great way to laugh & forget (and move on). Sunday, … Read more
Ducey & Dems Battle #AZGOP Over Conformity with Trump Tax Plan (video)
February 6, 2019
The Arizona Legislature waited until the last moment to tackle two big issues– the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and tax conformity. We voted on both of these on January 31, 2019. The DCP, which was negotiated in advance, cleared the Legislature with 100% voting for passage. In contrast, the tax conformity vote sparked much drama … Read more
The Right to Vote: Use It or Lose It?
February 6, 2019
The 2018 election was almost three months ago now, but Arizona Republicans, coming off a string of embarrassing losses, are still acting like sore losers and trying to take their ball and go home. As I wrote about before this legislative session started, we can expect AZ Republicans to respond to their electoral losses by … Read more
The State of Disunion Speech
February 6, 2019
President Donald Trump’s State of Disunion speech will be little remembered and soon forgotten. It was actually two speeches in a mashup that was both contradictory and ironic. The opening and closing sections of the speech were soaring patriotic paeans to the “Greatest Generation” that liberated the world from fascism for the 75th anniversary year … Read more
The Northam and Fairfax Affairs in Virginia expose the depths of Republican Hypocrisy and the pitfalls of Democratic Zero Tolerance
February 6, 2019
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The revelations over the last several days of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apparently taking a disturbing racially charged photograph while a medical student 35 years ago and the non substantiated accusations of sexual assault of Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax have exposed the depths of Republican hypocrisy (as well as their aptitude for gutter politics) … Read more
