Random Musings

...and elsewhere, as well, but since I live in AZ and my ballot covers AZ, that means this post will focus on AZ ( or at least my little par...

The first "Wow!" moment of the 2016 election cycle, courtesy a tweet (via Facebook status) from Brahm Resnik of Phoenix channel 12...

There have been a few developments on the 2012 campaign committee front since the last update. ...In the race for US Senate, Don Bivens, ...

With Senate candidate speculation running wild across Arizona (Flake in, Shadegg out, Arpaio flirting, Democrats waiting until summer to see...

While any candidate who jumps into for the US Senate will be sure to start raising money, some potential candidates already have a head star...

From Phoenix's channel 15 .

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Action Fund  has given out its grades to Congress in its 2010 Congressional Report Card....

Liberals like to claim that the Arizona Republic is a "conservative" paper, but it's not. ( Though to be fair, many of them re...

There's been a lot of bluster and name-calling from Republican candidates during this year's election season - "Obamacare!...

Later this week, or perhaps early next week, the US House will vote on a health care reform bill. Its passage (assuming it passes, a likely ...

Desert Beacon in Nevada puts it far better than I can here...but that's not going to stop me from trying anyway. :) Most of the recent...

As usual, all info gathered from the websites of the relevent political bodies/agencies (except where noted) and subject to change without n...

After more than 12 hours of debate on a Saturday, and nearly 100 years of delay, dallying, and outright obstruction, the House passed a sig...

As usual, all info gathered from the websites of the relevent political bodies/agencies (except where noted) and subject to change without n...

Courtesy an email sent today - Dear [cpmaz], As you may be aware, Congress has begun to debate health insurance reform and may have a vote o...

Info courtesy Politico . The linked article is dated June 19, so for the sake of easy math, I'm assuming the numbers are current as of J...

Edit on 6/8 to add link to Franks' resolution... Yesterday's schedule post was for the lege alone; today's is for everybody else...

Note: all info culled from online sources and subject to change without notice as events unfold. Check the appropriate organization's w...

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a compromise version of H.R. 1 , the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The final ...