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(UPDATED) Don’t Make Me Laugh; Republicans Are Not for the Working Class or Law and Order

September 28, 2022September 27, 2022 by David Gordon

Fellow Blog Journalist AZ Blue Meanie and other columnists like the Washington Posts Paul Waldman and EJ Dionne have already offered their insights into what I am about to reflect on. Republicans over the last week or so have attempted in a very shallow and lying way to portray themselves as agents for the working class … Read more

#AZ Democratic Budget Shows Difference in Priorities, Values & Spending (video)

June 10, 2021 by Pamela Powers

Arizona Republicans have been twisting arms for weeks to find 31 of their members in the House and 16 in the Senate to pass their budget that includes $12.5 billion in tax giveaways and a flat tax. (You didn’t expect the Republicans to actually “Invest in Ed,” did you?) While the Republican budget is languishing, … Read more

Cinco de Mayo in #AZLeg: House Passes Bills Attacking Free Speech (video)

June 8, 2021May 7, 2021 by Pamela Powers

The 55th Legislative First Session has been filled with crazy, right-wing ideological bills attacking voting rights, reproductive rights, patients, doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, teachers, engineers, professionals, unions, public education, the Permanent Early Voting List, the Citizens Initiative, Clean Elections, and transparency in campaign finance. Adding insult to injury, these bad bills are passing on party … Read more

Republicans Across the Country and Arizona Want Everyone but the Rich to Pay More Taxes

April 19, 2021 by David Gordon

When the discussion of how to fund infrastructure, education, city services, or even renovations to baseball stadiums is ever discussed, most “Republicans” across the nation and in Arizona almost always try to shift the pain to the middle and lower classes from their patrons in the one percent. Take Infrastructure. As has been reported by … Read more

Mitch’s Valentine

February 18, 2021February 16, 2021 by Michael Bryan

Over the weekend Donald Trump was acquıtted from the charges of inciting the riot on Capitol Hill that occurred on January 6th 2021. Mitch McConnell had publicly denounced Trump and stated that the former POTUS had instigated the mob to riot. Yet on Saturday, he showed just how gutless he truly is and where his loyalties actually lie, by joining 43 republican senators in voting to acquit the former President. If anyone finds McConnell’s spine please get it to him as soon as possible.