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 [...]
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 [...]
Business leaders are who put us on this course
Kathleen Ingley is one of my favorite writers at the AZ Republic and her op-ed today is a must read. It’s a clear and concise accounting of how decades of tax cuts, gimmicks, and fiscal foolishness have brought Arizona to our current economic misfortune. And she doesn’t blame Clean Elections, for which she gets several [...]
Brewer Inauguration: She had did not stayed classy
Per today’s Phoenix Biz Journal Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer sounded vague support for revamping the state’s enterprise zone program and blamed former governor Janet Napolitano and President Barack Obama for the state’s fiscal woes during her inaugural address Monday. Of course she did. Being a Republican she is a) incapable of losing or winning graciously [...]
Hey, Renew Our Economy people, I have a suggestion for you
This is from a press release by a consortium of business and political leaders calling themselves Renew Our Economy seeking to address the immigration issue. In a very pro-business way, natch. “The Arizona companies joining our effort are proof that in all quarters of the country and in all sectors of the economy there is [...]
Tuesday Energy Post: Memo to AZ Republic – The future is henceforth positioned by Brenda Burns.
This is how the Republic ended their paean to outgoing Corporation Commission Chair Kris Mayes. In short, Mayes has helped position Arizona for the future. They’re right, of course. Mayes was sharp, pragmatic, highly competent, and a forward-looking thinker and leader. But, sheesh, nerd alert! The Republic ed board must have gotten bored with all [...]
So, uh, where are the “pro-life” groups?
Arizona Right to Life, Center for Arizona Policy, and other so-called “pro-life” organizations in our state: Where the hell are you? Transplant patients approved for life-saving treatment are now denied. This is effectively a death sentence for innocent human beings yet we’re not hearing any denouncements from this crowd against the Governor and Republican legislators. [...]
