Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar say F You to the 9/11 First Responders.
July 13, 2019
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Most people would think that passing a bill to take care of the 9/11 First Responders who are suffering from permanent injuries and illnesses stemming from their heroism that fateful day would achieve unanimous approval in both the House and Senate. It is the only right thing to do for these brave souls. Even the … Read more
A response to Rep. John Kavanagh
July 12, 2019
One of Arizona’s most anti-immigrant nativist legislators and prolific Trump troll, Rep. John Kavanagh, recently posted this comment on this blog: The only people being deported under this operation are those who have court ordered deportations. They either had their day in court and lost or absconded and never showed up in court, as they … Read more
Has Governor Ducey been replaced by a Pod?
July 12, 2019
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Does everyone remember the Science Fiction Classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (released in 1956) where alien seeds drop onto the Earth and start metamorphizing from pods into replicas of the people they replace, taking on their identities? Is that what has happened to Governor Doug Ducey this week who apparently totally forgot the tirade … Read more
Kelly Ward and Andy Biggs to share a stage with a Noted Anti Semite.
July 12, 2019
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They never learn. They never think. They never go to the side of decency. Arizona Republican Head Kelly Ward and Congressional District Five Representative Andy Biggs will once again cater to the fringes of the Trumpican Party (a case can be made that the Republican Party that Lincoln helped start no longer exists) and share … Read more
Obamacare, Politics, and the Rule of Law
July 11, 2019
By Barry Kirschner The survival of THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (Obamacare) is dependent on the perception of the Republican appointed members of the United States Supreme Court of the political harm that will result to its party if the Court rules as it has been asked to rule by their political allies. The twenty state … Read more
BREAKING: Trump retreats on adding a citizenship question to the Census, but reveals the next GOP voter suppression tactic
July 11, 2019
The media is focused on the obvious: Trump backs away from census citizenship question, direct agencies to hand over citizenship information to Commerce: President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday directing the Commerce Department to obtain citizenship data through means other than the US census, dropping a controversial plan to include a citizenship question … Read more
Obstruction of justice in plain sight: a completely lawless Trump administration
July 11, 2019
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday broadened its investigation into President Donald Trump and his possible obstruction of justice, authorizing subpoenas for a “Dirty Dozen” of witnesses. House panel authorizes subpoenas for Jared Kushner, Trump officials: The committee also authorized subpoenas to current and former Trump administration officials related to the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that … Read more
ICE raids reportedly to begin on Sunday
July 11, 2019
The last time was a head-fake to create a media distraction for the emergency border funding appropriation bill. This time may actually be the real deal, but also to create a media distraction from Robert Mueller’s testimony next week. Better to focus media attention on a scandal that actually inures to the benefit of Trump … Read more
