They get buyer’s remorse but keep on buying it
The AZ Democratic Party is sending out an email crowing about Sen. Jeff Flake’s rock bottom approval ratings after his shameful and two-faced vote to obstruct the Manchin-Toomey gun background checks bill. Senator Jeff Flake is the poster boy for a “Lemon Law” in American Politics! In just four short months, the venerable Mr. Flake [...]
But he seemed so nice at that interview!
Count EJ Montini as disappointed at Senator Jeff Flake’s votes against background checks and tighter restrictions on straw purchasers of firearms yesterday. Victims lost. Lobbyists won. And one of our senators helped. Sen. Jeff Flake has proven himself to be a skilled teacher in the art of compromise when it comes to immigration reform. It’s [...]
Robert Robb pulls the “I’m rubber, you’re glue” gambit on voter suppression charges
I am speaking, of course, of Arizona Republic columnist Bob Robb patiently white man-splaining race relations to us. Racism is ugly and has been a searing experience in American history. It undoubtedly still exists. Unjustified accusations of racism are perhaps less ugly, but intolerably ugly nonetheless. And a decent case can be made that the [...]
When you grab a tiger by its tail you go where it takes you
Pity poor Glenn Hamer, President of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, for he’s feeling terribly hurt and confused by how mean some of (well, a lot of) his Republican compatriots are being to Governor Brewer over the Medicaid expansion. Time for adult leadership at [...]
Moderate Republican Arizona State Senators voting ever so moderately
I keep being told there are some Republicans in the Arizona legislature who are so gosh darn nice and reasonable and moderate deep down inside. They really, honesty, truly want to do well by the people of Arizona! But they are forced – forced! – to vote badly by the evil menace of Grover Norquist [...]
Sometimes there are sides and you gotta pick which one you’re on
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act today. That section requires certain jurisdictions to have changes to their election laws pre-cleared by the US Department of Justice, on account of how said jurisdictions have demonstrated a history of passing laws that deny certain citizens [...]
Anti-choicers yelling in trees vs anti-choicers with respectable platforms.
Mark and I went to the Inauguration and I didn’t bring my laptop for the trip so I didn’t do any blogging. I’m hoping I can’t catch a re-broadcast of it on C-SPAN since in the standing room area we were we only saw what was visible on the jumbotron behind a large speaker. We [...]
