Left/right or in/out?

Left vs right Is left vs right really the battle these days? Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma has characterized Governor Hobbs’ budget proposal as a ““left wing wish list” . But how appropriate is this 1-D thinking these days?. And are politicians like Mark Finchem or Wendy Rogers really right-wing, or are they something else? … Read more

Gosar Smokes Out U.S. House Plan To Start WWIII

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar was 1 of only 3 (Republicans) who realized the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a secret roadmap to get U.S. to go into Ukraine to confront nuclear power Russia. However, he couldn’t even get the bill number right, let alone his interpretation of the substance!

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 426-3 today to support the people of Ukraine. Arizona’s Paul Gosar (R-CD4) was one of those “nays”. His reasoning completely misreads the resolution.
Gosar was joined by fellow Republicans Kentucky’s Thomas Massie and Montana’s Matt Rosendale. They are obviously the only three who misread the plain language as a declaration of war.

Gosar issued his anti-war manifesto on Twitter tonight, claiming “There is language in HR 956 giving Ukraine defacto NATO status with reference  to Art. 5. Which is mandatory war authorization.”

This would come as major news to the rest of the House, President Joe Biden and the rest of the world.
(As a side note, Gosar has been in Congress for long enough that he should automatically type the correct bill or resolution number. “HR
956″ would be a bill to pass law. What he voted on today was “H.Res. 956”, which is a resolution. Searching for “HR 956” would bring you to the pending “National Aviation Heritage Area Reauthorization Act“.)

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NEW: Longtime Arizona GOP Political Consultant Helped Hide $4.7M Worth of Kanye West’s Campaign Expenditures, Perhaps Violating Federal Election Laws

Kanye West’s doomed 2020 Presidential campaign spent $14.3M. Nearly $4.8M of it was run through Arizona’s Fortified Consulting, which a Daily Beast report today explains how it was used to hide Republican fingerprints from Ye’s “independent” campaign and how that might have violated federal law. Fortified Consulting shares the same Tempe address as Lincoln Strategy Group, run … Read more

NEW: Dems To Introduce Censure Resolution Against AZ Rep. Gosar Over Violent Anime; Would Be 24th In History (READ Resolution)

Democrats will introduce a resolution tomorrow to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar for his social media posting of a violent anime cartoon which depicts his character slaying fellow Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and threatening President Joe Biden. Rep. Ruben Gallego confirms to Arizona’s Politics that he will be among the group introducing the resolution. (Gosar character preparing to … Read more

New Invest In Ed-related Referendum Filed; And Now, There Are Six Petitions Hitting the Streets

The newly-renamed “Invest In Arizona” coalition has filed its third (and likely, final) referendum application with the Secretary of State. Arizona voters are being asked to sign a total of six petitions to refer laws passed by the Legislature to the November 2022 ballot. In 2020, Arizona voters approved the Invest In Ed initiative (aka … Read more