With their electoral success over the past few years, the Democrats have ended up representing several swing and some traditionally Republican districts. This creates a tension between voting with party leadership in Washington and getting reelected back home. Nolan Finley of The Detroit News exposes the scam that Democrats in [...]
On Tuesday we reported on an insurgent effort to change the leadership and direction of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber. It looks like the entrenched interests are digging in their heals and not planning on going anywhere. Today the Arizona Daily Star has a story about the effort to [...]
It’s hard to say that the Governor and legislative leadership thought that a “deal” had been struck, since anything that they had seemed to be based a combination of wishful thinking, strange assumptions and a misunderstanding of the Arabic number system. We’ll go ahead and call it a deal, and [...]
The NY Times has an article this morning on McCain's current position in the Senate, filling a leadership vacuum by putting himself in the spotlight. It's a fairly nuanced piece, showing McCain's personal and political strengths and weaknesses. And the headline does a pretty good job of' [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I know I have explained this before, but apparently some people up at the state capitol need a refresher course. The way a special session is supposed to work is that the Governor and House and Senate leadership get together and craft a bill that they can all [...]
