Arizona’s GOP leaders have no serious plans to make up for the ‘lost decade’ of budget cuts
January 10, 2020
“No man’s (or woman’s) life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” The Arizona legislature is in session on Monday, January 13. God save us. As of June 2019, when the GOP-controlled Arizona legislature had finished doing its worst for the year, Pew Research reported the ‘Lost Decade’ Casts a Post-Recession Shadow … Read more
SWAG List of Local Candidates as of January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
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It is time once again for the “silly wild ass guess” (SWAG) list of candidates running for office in November. Below is a list of local candidates who are currently running for either the State Legislature or a seat on the Corporation Commission. Voters need to pay attention to these races just as much as … Read more
Tucson Mayor Romero Signs Gun Safety Pledge
January 9, 2020
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Flanked by a sea of gun safety advocates, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero signed a gun safety pledge to support background checks, red flag laws and a ban on large gun magazines. Romero joined other elected officials and community members to announce her official joining of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a bipartisan coalition of mayors … Read more
Mitch McConnell turns the Senate into a crime scene in progress
January 9, 2020
“The Enemy of The People,” the “Grim Reaper” of the Senate graveyard where bills and constitutional governance go to die, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, or as Gail Collins says, President Mitch McConnell (“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who actually runs the country, expressed support for his minion, Donald Trump . …”), is ready to … Read more
Why John Bolton suddenly wants to testify in the Senate impeachment trial
January 8, 2020
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has had a change of heart and suddenly says he is willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, after stiffing the House Intelligence Committee Ukraine investigation last year. Bolton Is Willing to Testify in Trump Impeachment Trial, Raising Pressure for Witnesses. This is an evil … Read more
Action Alert: call your members of Congress in support of war powers resolutions (Updated)
January 8, 2020
Republican Senators Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped the Trump administration over a closed-door briefing on Iran on Wednesday, announcing they will now support a resolution reining in President Trump’s military powers. The Hill reports, Rand Paul, Mike Lee rip administration over ‘insulting and demeaning’ Iran briefing: Lee, speaking to reporters after a … Read more
Individual One: Do Not Blame Barack Obama for the Mess You Created
January 8, 2020
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What was that announcement today at the White House? Please watch the full spectacle below. It starts a little after 45.40 Did anyone notice that the White House staff had it choreographed where it looked like he was coming out of the light like a gift from God? He had his Generals (who, sorry to … Read more
Come to Tucson Mayor Romero’s Press Conference on Gun Safety
January 8, 2020
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Please plan to attend Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s press conference on Thursday, January 9th at 10:30 am. Mayor Romero will join other elected officials, gun safety advocates, and community members to announce her official joining of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a bipartisan coalition of mayors fighting to end gun violence nationwide. MAIG is a … Read more
