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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Out of Iraq-- a war we never should have gotten into

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I had the following comment on a website I visit sometimes that caters mainly to conservative Christians. In particular, a poster back in 20...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Russell Pearce recall election

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I was at a professional conference last Friday and a conversation with a colleague turned to the Russell Pearce recall. Pearce, as some who ...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

State Legislative interactive map up

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Specifically, it is up here . KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS MAP IS NOT FINAL. Some adjustments can and likely will be made during the constitutiona...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Interactive map lets you see the proposed new redistricting lines.

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Here is a fully interactive map of the proposed new Arizona Congressional districts: click here to see them These lines are not completely s...
Saturday, September 03, 2011

What happens if the SCOTUS overturns only the mandate and nothing else?

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It seems as though we are always having an 'all or nothing' debate on the health care law. Democrats seem compelled to follow the po...
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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Spy games

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American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were sentenced to eight years in prison by Iran today after being convicted of spying. The pair ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Revamped Domestic Violence resolution.

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We are trying again to pass the domestic violence resolution we tried to pass in April (but it got hung up in the resolutions committee over...
Monday, August 15, 2011

Drafts of redistricting maps up

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After a number of meetings around the state, the Arizona Independent redistricting commission released some initial drafts of plans th...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Government spending and jobs.

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A friend of mine on facebook asked me the following question: Can you help me to understand if FDR initiatives like the WPA would help to...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Why a default really could bankrupt Social Security

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Until a few days ago I was with those who questioned why a default would affect Social Security, since Social Security has a dedicated tax. ...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

Domestic Violence Resolution

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This won’t be a routine state party meeting this Saturday in Tucson. We will be considering the following resolution, which is derived afte...
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

2010 Arizona Census data up

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IFRAMES not supported The U.S. Census bureau has released its count for Arizona. Navajo County's population of over 107,000 is up 10.2 ...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Rodney vs. Andrei: a comparison of priorities

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I wrote a post last month, shortly after Rodney Glassman had announced his candidacy for AZDP chair, on why I was supporting him . Since the...
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Friday, December 31, 2010

Predictions for 2011

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New Year's predictions for 2011: January: While the Republicans are reading the Constitution on the floor of the House, Nancy Pelosi wil...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Why I support Rodney Glassman as Arizona Democratic Party Chair

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Last week, Rodney Glassman, who some of you may know ran for the U.S. Senate against John McCain earlier this year, contacted me to ask if I...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Jon Kyl defends earmark after voting against earmarks by pointing out administration supports the earmark

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You know I've been spending way too much time on Facebook when it's been TWO MONTHS since I wrote a blog post. Granted, I was workin...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Don't be afraid to tell people bad news

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What the report out the past day or so about the BP Oil spill makes it clear is how much the administration has been caught up in the whole ...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Of armed mice and blasting mountains apart in God's name

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Which of the following quotes is fake? . American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fu...
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Does Paul Gosar trust the voters? Doesn't look that way to me.

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It's been two weeks since the Arizona primary it's still true that nobody knows who Paul Gosar is. And I think he wants to keep it t...
Friday, August 20, 2010

John McCluskey caught; Report shows private prison was unacceptable

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Thank God that last night, three weeks after it began, the private prison break ended. As much as she doesn't want to talk about it, it ...
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