Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The disturbing pattern of authoritarianism from our Southern Arizona Republican legislators Update re: Southern Arizona legislator questionnaires in the Daily Star continues unabated today with this elitist proposal from Rep. David Stevens (R-LD25): he wants to disregard the 17th Amendment providing for the popular election of U.S. Senators and [...]
The title of this post is from a T Shirt that I saw about 25 years ago at Spencer's Gifts. You may recall the "Do it With" craze--teachers do it with class, Economists Do it with Models...you get the idea. There were stacks and stacks of the Preacher shirts...that's because [...]
For Immediate Release: February 9, 2010
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Launches National Fundraising Appeal For J.D. Hayworth’s U.S. Senate Campaign
PHOENIX, ARIZONA. FEBRUARY 9, 2010. One national leader in the fight against illegal immigration has launched a fundraising appeal to help another.
A copy [...]
For Immediate Release: February 10, 2010
Arizona Candidate Takes Important Step Toward ‘Young Gun’ Status
Washington- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has officially announced Paul Gosar (AZ-01) as an ‘On the Radar’ candidate, an important first step in its Young Guns program. Founded in [...]
by Clint Bolick
Goldwater Institute
Even before an array of national groups and taxpayers mounted a brave and seemingly unwinnable challenge to nationalized health insurance, an Arizona doctor began the fight to strengthen protection for health care freedom at the state level. Three years later, his idea has spread [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Economist Marshall Vest has compiled much of the economic research I have written about here over the past year or so into an op/ed published today in the Arizona Daily Star. If you don't believe me, then at least listen to Marshall Vest. Democratic politicians should keep a' [...]
I’m glad to hear that Jack Harper’s bill to eliminate the current merit selection system for judges is in a bit of trouble. Harper’s argument is that (and you’ve heard this before elsewhere) we have a runaway liberal judiciary in Arizona. I’m not sure what evidence he presents for [...]
The McCain/Hayworth Race is on A1 of the New York Times.
Yet Mr. McCain now finds himself jammed, moving starkly — and often awkwardly — to the right, apparently in an effort to gain favor among the same voters [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Former state representative Ted Downing (D-LD28), who had been rumored to be exploring a run to return to his House seat, instead on Monday filed to run for the Senate seat in LD 28. Incumbent state senator Paula Aboud (D-LD28) has not yet filed [...]
Every politician from liberal democrat to conservative republican likes to wrap themselves in the flag and the constitution. Do they really support it?
Article One, Section Eight of the constitution states: “Congress shall have power to … declare War”. It does not state that the President shall have [...]
Last week I mentioned that the Ed Phillips is putting together an organization called the "Scottsdale Economic Growth Association." I pointed out that Scottsdale needs someone who can bring all sides together and that Ed Phillips is likely to be the guy who can do [...]
Read about this amazing governmental overreach due to a “state of emergency declaration” caused by severe weather, and enforced by High Point, North Carolina “authorities.”
The report was carried by WXii12. [...]
A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e
Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona
Monday, February 8, 2010
Stapley supports 18% tax increase
Threatens to appoint like minded legislators
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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
It was bound to happen. The logical extension of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC is the First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office — YES! Magazine:
Taking the implications of Citizens United to their logical extreme, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Murray [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
It was bound to happen. The logical extension of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC is the First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office — YES! Magazine:
Taking the implications of Citizens United to their logical extreme, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Murray [...]
Republican politicians hate the stimulus money. I know, because they tell me so whenever they get a chance. Terrible idea. Typical reckless Democrats spending us further into debt.
Then they turn around and use the money to save their own hides, and their states' budgets. Many of the Republican' [...]
Just coming over the wires is the news that John Murtha has died. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election in 1974, which made him the first Vietnam Veteran to do so.
I am not going to pretend that [...]
