Per his Wednesday Republic column where he takes issue with scholars Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, who have a new book out blaming (duh) the Republicans for all the problems in the country now: According to them, the Republican Party Continue Reading

Last night at dinner, our son wondered if other states have the same crazies and looters that populate our state government.  The latest is Democratic legislator Ben Arredondo, who apparently was stung by an FBI sting (you can read about Continue Reading

In the last couple of weeks, the Guv has given us a peek at how the new personnel system she rammed through the legislature will work. And if what we’ve seen is the future, it ain’t pretty. First, Brewer didn’t Continue Reading

Yesterday, I noted how absurd it was to nail Tempe Mayoral candidate Mark Mitchell for something he might’ve done when he was 13.  Thirty years ago. And we know what that report’s all about:  his opponent, Michael Monti, trying to smear Mitchell Continue Reading

By Terry Greene Sterling Courtesy of thedailybeast.com The new civil-rights suit against Arizona’s ‘Toughest Sheriff in America’ came after years of complaints. A talk with DOJ’S Thomas Perez, the son of immigrants who’s on the case. A few days after Continue Reading

Image courtesy of Flickr user Fibonacci Blue “The illegals who come here… don’t want to be American, they want to destroy our form of government.” This was part of a speech made by State Senator Sylvia Allen at a Support Continue Reading

Republic writer Linda Valdez argues that President Obama’s support for gay marriage is a “gutsy” act (you can read her column here).  Really?  Here’s what Valdez says:  “His stand is courageous because he may have alienated some of the independent Continue Reading

City and county officials are making a spectacle of themselves with their ludicrous arguments urging Gov. Brewer to veto HB 2826, the elections consolidation bill.   The issue isn’t too complicated. Elections held on off dates and in odd years Continue Reading

So with the stomping of Indiana Senator Richard Lugar by the  TEA Party-backed and funded State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, some see the possibility of a conservative Senate in 2013, maybe even a Republican-majority Senate.  And with that, some see a Continue Reading

Paul Krugman has been even more excellent than usual lately at debunking the Beltway conventional economic wisdom. Here he is breaking it down in the New York Review of Books: The truth is that recovery would be almost ridiculously easy Continue Reading

So our job creation in Arizona is outpacing predictions right now, according to an article in today’s paper (you can read it here). All sectors of our economy are adding jobs, even in construction. So why is this bad news Continue Reading

It was an honor to speak at the War on Women rally this past weekend! I met some amazing women who are committed to not rolling back all the progress we have made toward equal rights!  Video activist Dennis Gilman Continue Reading

Video on Arizona Neo Nazi and SB 1070 Sponsor Yesterday, white supremacist J.T. Ready apparently gunned down a toddler and three others before killing himself in Gilbert. This is a fascinating video, edited and produced by Dennis Gilman, on ex-Sen. Continue Reading

“Illegal immigrants chose to come here against our laws and proceeded to choose which laws they would follow and which they would ignore, demanding rights to which they are not entitled.” This was taken from a recent letter to the Continue Reading

The Morrison Institute report “Dropped? Latino Education and Arizona’s Future” was the subject of two featured editorials in the Republic over the weekend. Arizonans were reminded that the education achievement for Latinos hasn’t budged since Morrison’s first report 11 years Continue Reading

Per last Friday’s “5 Minutes for Families”: Despite being Arizona’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood claims this bill will deny women access to other medical procedures including cancer screenings and women’s health services. Once again, this is not true. The Continue Reading

Some in the legislature say “Hell yes!”  So they want to reimburse Russell Pearce for losing the recall election.  To the tune of $270,000.  Wowee, Pearce spent that kind of money to be trashed by a political newcomer?  Well, er, Continue Reading

Come with me to the Supreme Court hearing for SB 1070, Arizona’s immigration law. “Arizona’s SB 1070 case, along with another on the Affordable Care Act heard by the court earlier this year, are two landmarks that will shape the Continue Reading

Per yesterdays AZ Republic editorial: Which brings us to former Democratic Sen. Dennis DeConcini’s testimony. Who, exactly, authorized DeConcini to “apologize” before Congress for his state’s behavior? A member of the Senate for 18 years, the Tucson native had a Continue Reading

So Andrew Thomas isn’t going to appeal his disbarment (you can read the article here).  Why?  The Board of Supervisors has taken his lawyers away from him.  Really, though, they’ve taken our funding his lawyers away from Thomas.  Which begs Continue Reading