Lowering expectations: treat Robert Mueller as a hostile witness and focus on the inadequacies of his investigation
July 23, 2019
Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be considered a “hostile witness” in his testimony before congressional committees on Wednesday. As Mueller made clear at his May press conference announcing the end of his investigation, “The special counsel said that he hoped the news conference would be his last public comments and that if he were compelled … Read more
No, Mr. Liar in Chief: You are the Racist.
July 23, 2019
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The 2016 Popular Vote Loser does not give up trying to spread his brand of fecal matter. On his way to a service to honor the late Justice John Paul Stevens, the Liar in Chief, tweeted that the members of the squad were the racists, not him. Individual One certainly is consistent in his continual … Read more
A pro-Trump, pro-Russia television network in America
July 22, 2019
Donald Trump cannot take criticism, especially from his own state-run propaganda network, Fox News aka Trump TV. Several times this year he has gone on a Twitter tirade about the reporters in the “news” division of Fox News for reporting the news fairly accurately — respect Shep Smith! — and complaining that they should be more … Read more
This GOP conspiracy theory has already been investigated and found not credible
July 22, 2019
Earlier this month I posted that The GOP plot to discredit Robert Mueller hits a snag (via Greg Sargent): President Trump’s allies accessories have invested a great deal in an ongoing examination of the origins of the Russia investigation that is currently being conducted by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz. The idea is that … Read more
Trial of The Century: opioid manufacturers to go on trial for the opioid epidemic
July 22, 2019
Corporate malfeasance, i.e., knowingly putting a deadly product into the stream of commerce and promoting its use for profit knowing that it can kill its intended users is as old as the Republic. It was The Jungle by Upton Sinclair with its graphic descriptions of unsanitary conditions and unscrupulous practices rampant in the meatpacking industry that … Read more
Arizona’s House Republicans vote against the people again on the Minimum Wage.
July 22, 2019
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The National Minimum Wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009. Ove the next ten years (2009 to 2019,) 30 of the states in this country have secured higher minimum wages than the national standard. Of those 30 states, 16 have laws that provide for incremental increases in their state minimum wage over … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of July 21, 2019
July 21, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
