Rum, Romanism and Rebellion

With everyone poking fun at La Cervecera for her stumbling opening statement and her comedic dodges about “headless bodies,” no one seems to have noticed the biggest lies she told: the claims that she balanced the budget and she’s saved our economy.

The big irony is that she at the same time claims that Terry Goddard has no plan on the budget crisis or our economic woes. But Jan, you already solved these problems, right?

I’m still basking in the irony that Joe Arpaio is having someone ask for his papers.

After the jump is the latest from Raúl Grijalva’s DailyKos diary. It is in response to this.

By the way, could conservatives agree on who invited Dolores Huerta? Tom Horne complained that the ethnic studies program brought her, while Glenn Beck seems to think Grijalva brought her. Ya know, they’ve been complaining about this incident for four years. You’d think they’d have their own story straight by now.

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Yes, Terry Goddard has a jobs plan. Of course, it is quite a bit longer than your average slogan or soundbite, so if that is what La Cervecera is looking for, she won’t be happy.

I’ve been hearing the name James Stockdale an awful lot over the last twelve hours. The comparison to Jan Brewer is unfair.

Unfair to Stockdale, that is.

Stockdale was a hero who was willing to risk his life for his fellow prisoners of war and a figure of incredible intelligence who, much to the discredit of Ross Perot, was put into a political debate with no staffing. Brewer, on the other hand, is a career politician with little of substance to show for that career and whose handlers are among the most highly touted pros in this state. Maybe they were too busy with their vendettas against television stations to prepare her.

When even über-Republican Jason Rose pans your performance, things have got to be really bad. After watching this, can anyone really think Brewer has what it takes to lead this state?

And don’t even get me started on her misstatements. Well, I’ll actually get to those later.

For those who missed it last night, our governor’s opening statement. This is not edited. Seriously, I thought there was a problem with the video feed when I first saw it.

Proud yet?

Is there anyone who still wonders why the crowd around La Cervecera wants to keep her out of interviews and public appearances?

From the Vanity Fair piece about Sarah Palin that seems to have caused so much buzz today:

Someone must give the family a hand with errands; the rumor around town is that the Palins have “a Mexican” who helps out, though nobody knows his name.

That says so much, donnit?