A federal judge is trying to force reinstatement of a fired Senate Democratic staffer, whom a jury found was discriminated against. Given the nature of the job, that’s the wrong remedy.
Monthly Archives: November 2019
County board should retreat from Petersen removal
The route the supervisors have chosen will cost taxpayers a bundle, and very well may fail.
What Trump did was wrong, but it wasn’t bribery
Rather than follow the evidence, Democrats try to make it fit the charge their polling indicates is the most politically potent.
Why what Trump did in Ukraine was wrong
Trump wants Republicans to defend his behavior, not just attack the Democratic impeachment process. Here’s why defenses of his behavior are wanting.
Brnovich covers his tracks on Obamacare lawsuit
The adverse consequences for Arizona are so monumental that Brnovich should hope that his lawsuit to have Obamacare declared unconstitutional fails.
Bloomberg should run as an independent
He doesn’t fit today’s Democratic Party. An independent candidacy would be beneficial at this political moment. And maybe lightning would strike.
Not a war on cops, but certainly political pandering
Why aren’t city hall and the police chief defending Phoenix cops against the false charge of being trigger-happy?
Rather than Medicare for All, how about Medicaid for those who need it
Elizabeth Warren’s financing scheme for her Medicare for All plan is a dud. But her challenge about alternatives should be taken up.
Grijalva invents a fossil fuel bogeyman
Notebook: Fossil fuel lobbyists aren’t the ones pushing for uranium mining. And why would Arizona substitute new solar for existing nuclear power? That’s nuts.
Sky Harbor fees are really a liberal tax
Phoenix city hall says it’s a user fee. But it charges commercial transporters for things their passengers don’t use, and disproportionately for the things they do.