It is unfortunate that there are Legislative and Congressional Districts carved out where fringe figures can fester and thrive representing Arizona and other states in state legislatures and Congress. Paul Gosar is one of those recipients. So is Mark Finchem. And so is Legislative District (LD) 16’s State Senator Kelly Townsend. Townsend, the Arizona Donna … Read more
The Republican budget — with the financially irresponsible Flat Tax, several other tax giveaways and miscellaneous failed bills stuffed into it to buy votes — is on the agenda today, June 22, 2021. Here we go again. This will be the third time that the House has debated versions of the largest tax overhaul in … Read more
Most political operatives and historians (including Democrats) recognize that President Jimmy Carter made a horrible gaffe in his 1980 Presidential Debate with then-former California Governor Ronald Reagan when he appeared to trivialize the threat of nuclear weaponry and proliferation when he said he discussed the vital national security matter with his young daughter Amy. While … Read more
Yesterday, March 29, 2021, the Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature decided to follow, not science or the advice of health experts, but the political whims of Governor Doug Blow with the Wind Ducey and voted or sanctioned the taking away of the requirement to wear masks at the State Capitol. The Arizona Senate voted … Read more
Now House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calls for uniting. After enabling and joining with about 140 of his fellow Trumpists (including his number two Steve Scalise and all members of the Arizona “Republican” Delegation) in contesting the Electoral College votes on Biden won states with no factual evidence to substantiate their objections, the California Representative … Read more