Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969, has died at the age of 94.
Given the outsized nature of her husband’s style and the times he governed in, it can be hard to remember the subtle way she transformed this country. She was a strong advocate for both conservation (she was […]
Back when Richard Carmona’s name was first announced as Surgeon General, I had conversations with two people who had worked with him: one was a county official, the other a former sheriff’s deputy. One liked him, one didn’t, but they both agreed: the guy could be a major pain in the ass. And they meant that […]
I heard a bit from Trent Franks on our local NPR affiliate yesterday morning blaming Democrats for the defeat of immigration reform.
A couple of weeks ago, his Republican colleague John Shadegg took credit for helping to defeat immigration reform.
Which is it fellas?
PS - This isn’t the first time they have sent two messages on immigration […]
Ernesto Portillo Jr. started off his column this morning in this stunning manner:
State Rep. Tom Prezelski is my model.
Later, he says this:
He’s my model for cool clothes…
Uh, okay.
The article is really on the guayabera, which has been a choice of southern Arizona politicians for years. The shirt is casual, but acceptable in some formal settings. […]
From a letter signed by Russell Pearce and Bob Burns urging Janet Napolitano to sign the employer sanctions bill:
Notwithstanding all of our efforts, we understand that no bill is perfect and changes may be needed as the bill is imlemented. For that reason, we believe that dealing with this issue through the legislative process is […]
The Chicago Fire hosted Toronto FC yesterday. Toronto sent a travelling contingent who are as rowdy as their fans are at home. The Toronto fans had a new chant to jeer the south of the border squad and their fans with:
We don’t have to pay for health care.
So, the Democrats have a candidate in mind to run for the other District 26 House seat that will in all likelyhood be vacated by Pete Hershberger when he makes a bid to move up to the State Senate.
His name is Don Jorgensen.
Okay, I didn’t make a mistake there. See, actually you did. You thought […]
I got a missive from a frequent correspondent wondering why I haven’t taken the governor to task for signing the employer sanctions bill. The writer apparently didn’t notice that except for a post about the death of Mayor Jim Corbett and a quick and dirty posting about Mika Bzezinski, I haven’t posted anything all week.
I don’t […]
Former Tucson Mayor Jim Corbett died this weekend. He served as mayor for only a single term (1967-1971), but he is remembered for his humor and honesty.
Even though he is always refered to as a former mayor, he held two other offices as well. He served in the state house in the 1950’s, helping to […]
This video has been going around. Mika Brzeziński of MSNBC refused to read a story about Paris Hilton last week, especially because it was chosen as top story over Richard Lugar’s plans to take a walk on the Iraq War.
Some folks are wondering if the event was “staged.” So what if it was? She made […]
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