Random Musings

...Hey, it may be getting an early start on cravenness and insanity, but an early start is an early start, right? State Sen. Wendy Rogers (...

Welcome to Arizona politics. It's not like any of this is breaking news, but every so often, a reminder is called for. From CNN - Trump...

* - Well, maybe; the people behind the state's latest embarrassment don't seem like that they have gotten the "Wait, people hav...

... Not that it's ever *not* "Demonize The 'Other'' Time" down at the state capitol ... In this week's sched...

In 2013, Phoenix passed a non-discrimination ordinance that protects LGBTQ people. This so ruffled the tender sensibilities of many of th...

... Fellow blogger Bob Lord has written on this very topic here , far more eloquently than I can.  However, I hope can make up in brevity wh...

In high school ( for me, anyway; I don't know what's on the high school reading lists currently ), one of the books that everyone ha...

... Not that I've ever been accused of being overly eloquent or tactful, but this is definitely not going to be a post for those with te...

The latest edition of the Arizona legislature is missing the names of some of the nuttiest of the nuttiest (Frank Antenori - lost in the gen...

The Obama Administration is rolling out a "deferred action" policy, affecting undocumented immigrants.  Under the policy, eligible...

School board candidates have until Wednesday at 5 p.m to turn in their signatures, so there is still time, but it doesn't look like ther...

I know it's been a few weeks since they came out, and this is a bit of "old news", but the hundreds of pages of Russell Pearce...

Lester Pearce, a former Justice of the Peace in North Mesa and current candidate for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is best-known...

Because of work, posting has been light.  Apologies to regular readers, and thanks for your patience. ...Health care reform, SB1070: A goo...

In June, to widespread criticism, Arizona Senator John McCain blamed unnamed illegal immigrants for the large wildfires that burned hundred...

...at first glance, it appears he may be serving as the hatchet man for the Goldwater Institute, but to give Rep. John Kavanagh his due, he...

Last week, State Sen. Lori Klein uttered one of the most bigoted speeches in the history of the Arizona Legislature, which is saying somethi...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... OK, so that's a little overwrought, and more than a little unoriginal .  :) ...

I really enjoy the idea of having a new job (and I really enjoy the job itself, but that's irrelevant to this post), but it does have on...