Lunchcast video. Might as well go Tom Jenney a better one and ask where FDR is when we need him.
Hey Divakateers! I was on the Channel 12 with Brahm Resnik today. My debate partner was Tom Jenney of the American Federation of Taxpayers. He’s a self-identified Tea Partier and all kinds of against taxation. After the show Jenney linked to the video with a post titled “Where is Bill Clinton when we need him?” [...]
The Goldwater Institute and their BFFs, ALEC
It should be no surprise to anyone that most of the conservative elected officeholders in Arizona are simpleminded reactionaries. As the quotes from the conservative legislator in my last post attest, these people do not seek elected office to balance the budget or deal with any complicated economic or regulatory matters. They’re driven purely by [...]
Balancing the budget by bringing the 1950s back
First off, big tip of the hat to Craig at Random Musings for his takedown of Rep. Kimberly Yee’s petulant response to EJ Montini’s Republic column pointing out the inconsistency in conservatives passing anti-abortion laws while at the same time cutting public assistance to the children born as a result of abortions they don’t want [...]
The type of sensible moderate legislator we’ll get if they just do away with Clean Elections
AZ Senator Lori Klein (R-LD6) may face felony charges for brandishing her loaded hot pink pistol at a reporter and pointing its laser sight at his chest. Klein, a proud Tea Partier, recently attracted notoriety when she read a letter on the floor of the Senate from a substitute teacher that viciously stereotyped and denigrated [...]
It’s because they care about you and want to protect you. You murderer.
It’s been an interesting week for those of us keeping track of women’s rights in Arizona. Yesterday the Maricopa County Superior Court put a stay on recently passed anti-choice legislation until a hearing August 22 where Arizona’s Planned Parenthood will challenge the laws. Planned Parenthood says the new rules would put medically unnecessary limits on [...]
The cost of Peggy Neely’s breakfasts is less troublesome than the nature of them
The Republic reported today that of all the Phoenix Mayor candidates who were on the City Council, Peggy Neely rang up the highest total on discretionary spending for her office. A lot of it went for food. According to a review of City Council spending from July 2007 to December 2010, Neely’s office had the [...]
