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Feb 2012
08^th Arizona not ripe for big union fight
05^th Competitive districts and unintended consequences
03^rd Reality vs. Buffett Rule
02^nd What about small savers, retirees?
01^st Tobin's maps are better
Jan 2012
30^th Obama right about dysfunctional Senate
27^th Brewer tackles school finance morass
25^th Gingrich anti-establishment?
24^th GOP debt hypocrisy
22^nd Closing campaign disclosure loopholes
20^th Unedifying debate on defense cuts
18^th Brewer to leave budget mess
16^th Romney's not a vulture capitalist
13^th Huntsman's ideas deserved a bigger run
12^th Don't restore tourism corporate welfare
11^th State of the State: It ain't party-time
09^th Pokey for Fiesta Bowl politicians?
04^th Legislature should draw its own maps
Dec 2011
29^th Harper's socialist invective
29^th Biden right about Iraq?
26^th Campbell's tea party invectives
23^rd Predictable Suns
22^nd Perpetual life for Freddie and Fannie?
21^st Arpaio vs. DOJ on civil rights
19^th Ron Paul's double game
16^th German stubbornness Europe's best hope
14^th Pension reforms ignore biggest problem
13^th Leaving a large footprint in Iraq
12^th Arpaio apologies don't matter
09^th Obama and middle class angst
08^th AZ Dems losing good excuse
07^th Post-bubble Phoenix economy doing OK
05^th Gingrich, political huckster
02^nd Pearce recall not an open-primary preview
01^st Muzzling the credit agencies
Nov 2011
30^th GOP should pass an actual budget
29^th Sound money, RIP?
21^st Arizona politics headed toward nasty
18^th Brewer right on Obamacare exchange
17^th Keystone pipe reality
16^th Romney's Iranian irresponsibility
15^th Pierce ain't Pearce
14^th Give-away theology
14^th Romney's Medicare public option
14^th Voluntary flat tax flaw
11^th Spinning Pearce's defeat
09^th Pearce-Brewer irony
09^th GOP's tax reform bidding war
08^th Selling solar sunshine
07^th Flagstaff's convenient redistricting courage
07^th Mathis provoked partisan passions
04^th Greek referendum a good idea
03^rd Did Pearce cause the housing crash?
02^nd Plugging anonymous campaign speech loopholes
Oct 2011
31^st Brewer wrong on IRC removals
28^th Restore and reform K-12 capital funding
27^th Diluting ASU's brand
26^th An unsatisfying end in Iraq
25^th Inflation? What inflation?
23^rd Another sucker role on ed funding?
21^st Extend the sales tax
19^th Cain's 9-9-9 plan not ready for prime time
17^th Congress vs. NBA
16^th Flashbacks from the Dunn-Goddard race
14^th GOP should rethink war on commission
13^th Tea party and Occupy Wall Street common ground?
12^th Occupy Wall Street has an agenda
10^th New map favors Dems
07^th B of A sends Dems over the brink
07^th Revoking Awlaki's citizenship would have been clarifying
05^th Lessons from Perry's development funds
04^th Government debt shouldn't be favored
03^rd Should Cortes be tossed from the ballot?
Sep 2011
30^th What states can do on illegal immigration gets dicier
29^th Implausible Syrian lies
28^th Arizona needs a water market
27^th Fed is independent, not immune
23^rd Revealing Gullett-Stanton dustup over pensions
22^nd Starry-eyed conservatives
21^st Obama's duplicitous debt reduction plan
19^th Perry wrong on Social Security
16^th Getting the basics right in Arizona education
14^th Debt should preclude Stimulus II
13^th The logos of Greek strikes
12^th An uncalibrated response to 9/11
10^th Jobs or football?
09^th Federal judges vs. Arizona Legislature
07^th To get the economy moving, stop trying
06^th An unusual school discipline story
05^th Unappetizing choices for mayor
02^nd Waste and fraud in Afghanistan and Iraq
01^st How about Clinton-era spending rates?
Aug 2011
31^st Horne's Voting Rights Act challenge important
30^th Outsourcing green jobs
29^th Public transit shouldn't face strike threats
26^th Obama bests neocons on Libya
24^th Stimulus or discipline first?
23^rd Questioning patriotism
22^nd Spending lobby strikes out in court
19^th Obama and the ungrateful left
18^th Googling for lawsuit protection
17^th Hot air in mayor's race
16^th Religious undercurrents in Pearce recall
15^th Unions get cold feet on DiCiccio recall
12^th BERNANKE TO SAVERS: BUZZ OFF
10^th Obama proves S & P right
09^th FAA compromise a disappointment
08^th Go all the way on primary reform
05^th Be the reform Legislature
04^th Tea party terrorists?
03^rd Debt deal more farce than historic
Jul 2011
26^th Primary games
26^th Obama's Boeing dodge
24^th Admin amnesty undermines SB 1070 lawsuit
22^nd English learner games
20^th Obama's "administrative amnesty"
19^th Baja Az for Baja Ca?
18^th A spirited dissent at the state Supremes
15^th Consequences of quitting cold turkey on debt
14^th When Scottsdale lost the hockey arena
13^th GOP needs to push reset on debt limit
11^th What a way to run a country
08^th The DiCiccio agenda and the battle for city hall
07^th Democrats and rich
06^th Health care shouldn't disqualify Romney
05^th Giving ethanol subsidies the boot
04^th Brewer's Hail Mary on benefits
01^st Court decision emasculates Clean Elections
Jun 2011
29^th Reading between the lines of Obama's Afghan policy
28^th Republican economic candy
26^th Me and my man-purse
23^rd Thoughts on the nation-state
16^th Let rioting Greece default
15^th Alabama, Georgia join Arizona on immigration front lines
14^th Pawlenty flinches
14^th Weiner and the politician's disease
13^th Arizona's pacifist congressional delegation
10^th Gingrich schadenfreude
10^th Despicable case against loathsome Edwards
10^th Libya in constitutional limbo
08^th Mayoral candidates not up to opportunity
07^th A federal loan for what?
06^th Weiner's odd lie
06^th Feds' ambiguity on medical pot irresponsible
03^rd LeBron vs. Cuban
03^rd Republicans long for non-existent candidate
02^nd Hypocritical Arpaio critics
01^st State should fold on Medicaid lawsuit
May 2011
30^th Stapley's actions sleazy, not criminal
27^th Employer sanctions decision doesn't mean SB 1070 gets a pass
25^th Obama declares Arab Spring everywhere but Saudi Arabia
24^th The larger point on kidnapping stats
23^rd Alligators in a moat is funny, man
20^th Papago debacle was predictable
18^th Social Security, Medicare are part of debt problem
17^th German voters will put an end to bailouts
16^th Pearce recall an abuse
13^th Obama's new immigration arguments are duds
11^th Arpaio's audacious not-my-fault card
10^th Is anyone serious out there?
09^th Brewer for guv in 2014?
05^th Obama right on bin Laden photos
04^th Lessons from bin Laden's death
03^rd Not Paul again
01^st A gas price political comedy
Apr 2011
29^th Solar gaga infects judges
27^th An easy GOP debt ceiling victory
25^th The Trump boomlet
24^th Brewer's feisty veto pen
22^nd A good, untimely health care idea
20^th Obama and the irrelevant Bush tax cuts
10^th Horne should farm out Fiesta Bowl investigation
09^th Make E-Verify mandatory
08^th GOP becomes the "Eat Your Spinach" Party.
06^th Make sales tax increase permanent
02^nd College sports intrinscially corrupting
Mar 2011
31^st Obama more right than critics on Libya
31^st Welcome change in honoring the troops
29^th Small improvement on judges better than uncertain fight
28^th Scottsdale wanders into the weeds
26^th Libyan bombing extra-constitutional
25^th Brewer's unconstitutional budget
24^th Quit kicking about tuition
22^nd Why intervene in Libyan civil war?
19^th Peace dethroned, government shutdown coming
18^th Senate budget: ugly, painful, necessary
17^th Mortgage servicer shakedown
15^th Getting a new spending limit right
15^th Keep the oil reserve in reserve
12^th Babeu grant undermines GOP spending credibility
10^th Hockey and the Arizona Constitution
10^th Don't hold Korea trade agreement hostage
08^th The unmanageable federal government
07^th Business meetings up despite SB 1070
05^th Making corporate giveaway even worse
03^rd Medicaid and flimflam economics
03^rd Let Joe keep his bus
01^st Obama's success in protests: not making things worse
Feb 2011
26^th Thinking seriously about Medicaid withdrawal
24^th Rights and wrongs on immigration
24^th Why is there a NBA All-Star game?
22^nd Sense and nonsense about education funding
20^th Brewer, Horne hypocrisy in immigration suit
17^th GOP "jobs bill" irresponsible
15^th Obama's budget torpor
12^th Kyl's Reaganesque appeal
10^th Where did the moderates go?
10^th Goodwill doesn't create jobs
08^th Closing "loopholes" won't balance state budget
03^rd Why should Egypt be such a worry?
01^st Getting beyond Obamacare
01^st Food for thought about inflation
Jan 2011
30^th Thomas et al's therapy transcripts
27^th True state of the Union: broke
25^th State budget, if I were king
24^th Virtual fence, real dollars
23^rd Wilcox not guilty, but hardly an innocent
20^th China, the immoveable object
18^th Brewer, GOP lawmakers need budget Plan B
16^th Don't fret about Arizona's image
13^th Obama soars above political debris
11^th Uncivil call for civility
10^th State of the State: grieving
08^th Pearce, Adams get bum rap on redistricting panel
06^th Goofy attack on birthright citizenship
06^th Environmentalists and density
05^th New Start's Cold War nostalgia
03^rd Inaugural Ungraciousness
Dec 2010
21^st A conscientious objector in the Christmas wars
18^th Ugly budget choices, uglier politics
16^th No rational argument against Dream Act
14^th The case for higher interest rates
11^th Sound tax compromise, Sheriff Joe charts a new course
09^th Bernanke's impossible two-step
08^th Overcharging obscures real Thomas abuses
06^th Balanced state budget before tax cuts
02^nd Wikileaks documents deplorable but useful
01^st Fixing public employee pensions
Nov 2010
30^th Problems beyond fiduciaries and probate
22^nd So, who wants to be Ireland now?
21^st Kyl not delaying New Start treaty
19^th Did Dems lose to corporate cash
17^th Ballot lessons from other states
16^th Pat down overreaction
14^th GOP dumb ideas
12^th Are Republicans ready to fix the finances of the welfare state?
10^th World unites against Obama economic policies
09^th Bernanke's biggest accomplishment
07^th Goddard was a transforming leader
05^th Dems should stick to their guns
04^th A narrow mandate and a big headache
03^rd Why Republicans won so big
02^nd Candidates count
02^nd Paul victory important
02^nd Supporters misreading SB 1070 hearing
01^st Goddard's right, but Brewer's showboating is the better politics
Oct 2010
31^st Sticker shock, SB 1070 drives elections
29^th Did Obama bomb on Stewart?
29^th Proof of citizenship for voting not a Jim Crow revival
27^th Kirkpatrick and the phantom tax break for shipping jobs overseas
24^th This year's best and worst political messages
21^st Is China the economic enemy?
19^th Why campaigns are so nasty
19^th Maliki vs. Israel
18^th Call a tech and I'll sue
17^th A wild historical ballot ride
14^th Mitchell an Obamacare true believer
12^th Murky Afghanistan-Pakistan military strategy
11^th Is inflation the answer?
10^th A grumpy yes on union secret ballot prop
07^th Lt gov proponents should ask for a do-over
05^th From yes to no on medical marijuana
04^th How to celebrate Sky Harbor's 75th anniversary
03^rd Horne-Rotellini dustup just political noise
Sep 2010
30^th It's the uncertainty, stupid
30^th school board fiction
29^th Prop 302 puts state finances on sounder footing
28^th Health care shocker
26^th The Party of No was better
24^th Sham Green candidates: Reaction worse than dirty trick
23^rd Kindle v. iPad not Beta v. VHS
21^st Brewer, Goddard dodge tough budget choices
21^st Blair's insights for American Ds and Rs
19^th Superintendent debate a gem
17^th Tea party issue: competence not ideology
14^th Az Lt Gov: Independents need not apply
13^th Boehner blinks
12^th How Schweikert beats Mitchell
10^th Can't escape Arizona politics
09^th The odd politics of Obama's economic challenge
03^rd Is Brewer up to the job?
01^st Goddard's best arguments
Aug 2010
31^st Bernanke shows off his popguns
31^st What if Thomas had told Joe no?
30^th Fed fishing expedition on Sheriff Joe
29^th Repub turnout huge, nominees not so hot
26^th McCain was vulnerable, but Hayworth wasn't credible
24^th American-led peace talks a mistake
22^nd Will tub-thump for robocall ban
20^th Less studying, more money
17^th What the mosque controversy says about us
17^th Ban the sadist Pete Dye
16^th The wrong way to more lending
15^th Transcripts leave Thomas, Arpaio no place to hide
12^th Can Thomas be trusted with prosecutorial power?
10^th Does anyone really want to be sec of state and treasurer?
08^th Geithner doesn't get investment capital
05^th Feeling guilty about the future of books
03^rd Does the 14th Amendment mandate same-sex benefits?
02^nd Dam bust a desert rebuke
01^st Don't count on Supremes to bail out SB 1070
Jul 2010
29^th Incompetent legislating, not activist judging, was SB 1070's problem
27^th Dems plot tax trap
27^th Show-Me (cough, cough) the food
25^th Feds didn't chicken out on race claim
22^nd Will Montgomery tell Arpaio no?
20^th An end to rules-based capital markets
18^th Guv race far from over
15^th What drives anti-illegal immigration sentiment in Arizona
13^th Obama administration right to sue on SB 1070
12^th Keep AIMS scholarships
06^th Solar not low risk
04^th Obama has Dem problem on immigration
01^st SB 1070 fails to make illegal immigration a state crime
Jun 2010
29^th G-20 fairy tales
28^th Will Verschoor have Arpaio count the money?
27^th Hayworth the barker
24^th The real McChrystal lesson
24^th Take a hose to Thomas and Horne
22^nd Reformers skip down yellow brick road once more
20^th Goddard shows statesmanship in immigration flap
17^th Obama's Putinesque BP move
16^th English language loser in GOP guv debate
15^th Court premature in stopping matching funds
15^th Let Fannie and Freddie die
14^th Republican well-wishers on the left
09^th Geithner's lousy advice to Europe
06^th Goddard should step aside on immigration law defense
03^rd More chronicles of the Tedious State
03^rd Don't shift risk for drilling, nuke power plants
01^st Obama's fantasy new international order
May 2010
31^st Is the oil spill Obama's Katrina?
27^th A proposal for immigration reform light
25^th What if bombers had succeeded?
24^th Brewer's red ink
23^rd Repubs forget voters don't like them either
20^th Prop 100 boosts Brewer
18^th Only Roberts gets juvenile sentencing case right
18^th Glad GOP convention not coming
17^th Tide turning on immigration law
13^th Race and the Arizona immigration law
11^th Better to let Greece go broke
09^th Arpaio as not governor
06^th Curse the Suns for becoming political
04^th A sales tax debate -- in my head
02^nd McCain, Kyl won't champion immigration reform
Apr 2010
29^th Too-big-to-fail and bailouts here to stay
29^th Real first things first
27^th Reaction worse than new immigration bill
27^th Hey GM: We ain't even
25^th Obama demagogues Wall Street
22^nd Securing Arizona's border
20^th A ray of hope for a fatalist conservative
20^th False selling of census
18^th Repubs not thinking on immigration
15^th Destructive income tax initiative averted
13^th Obama gets good start on loose nukes
13^th Foreboding about Goddard
13^th Brewer goes minimalist in health care lawsuit
08^th Dems' financial reform more radical than health care
06^th Repair state finances before tax cuts
05^th Whose nuts are nuttier?
04^th Thomas' general election problems
01^st No good choices on Iran
Mar 2010
30^th Health care challenge premature
29^th The real obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace
28^th Burns right on taxes
25^th Brewer right in spat with congressional Dems
23^rd Next steps on Dems' health care road
14^th Obama, Roberts need to talk
14^th Bad mental health deal
11^th Immigration bill goes too far
09^th A grand bargain on the state budget
09^th How to reduce student loan defaults
07^th What Andy should have told Joe
05^th Senators more powerful than framers intended
04^th Dick Francis RIP, and thanks
02^nd Addictive economic development incentives
Feb 2010
28^th Obama doesn't achieve summit goals
25^th Blame it, whatever it is, on term limits
25^th TARP the slush fund
23^rd Dems and investment capital
22^nd Phoenix gets greedy
21^st Hayworth wasn't a fiscal conservative champ
19^th Tiger chooses the harder route
19^th The tragedy that is Mexico
17^th Voter Protection reform
17^th Thomas vs. Polk
14^th Repubs should make health care summit boring
11^th A health care compromise
11^th Term limit contradictions
09^th Changing rules won't change Legislature
09^th E-book pricing: Is less more?
07^th Incentives game doesn't work
04^th Sales tax referral right move
02^nd Obama deficits not Bush's fault
Jan 2010
31^st Obama misses political main event
28^th Corporate political speech and 1st Amendment slippery slopes
26^th CityNorth decision step in right direction -- I think
25^th Biz community and low-skilled workers
24^th Political winds shift against Dems
22^nd Give park privatization a try
21^st Bernanke's disturbing history lesson
21^st A tax on housing speculators?
19^th Brewer gets real on budget
17^th Martin's ironic prospects
14^th Christmas Day bomber disturbing revelations
14^th Too much Nash
12^th Brewer finds her voice
11^th Brewer's new foil: federal government
10^th Let state budget deficit slide?
07^th Health care tall tales
07^th Natural gas: Where's the respect?
05^th Populist conservatives, Thomas, Arpaio and the judges
04^th Wrong lesson from Christmas Day bomber
Dec 2009
20^th There's meat in new Stapley charges
18^th Politicians on the economy
17^th Were the banks really that sick?
15^th Thomas, Arpaio raise the stakes
15^th Why are politicians running colleges?
13^th Obama uses Nobel moment remarkably well
10^th On the economy, first do no harm
08^th Climategate and Copenhagen: History as farce
07^th Tuition hikes could be worse
06^th Brewer's payday bean balls unfair
04^th Play Amundson
03^rd Obama Afghan strategy not as clear as claimed
01^st Spending cuts can't be wished away
Nov 2009
24^th The Suntech big whoop
22^nd Japan buffeted by challenges
19^th War and peace in Okinawa
13^th Obama visit looks different from Japan
12^th Japan meet John Stuart Mill
10^th LDP's resurrection
09^th Okinawan base angst
07^th Happy birthday, Dad
06^th Okinawa discoveries
05^th The scale of Tokyo
04^th Hey, I'm in Japan!
04^th Obama's new diplomacy takes on Asia
02^nd Feds play Wall Street's game
01^st Reid's cynical opt-out ploy
Oct 2009
29^th Dems miscalculate health care politics
29^th NATO toughies
28^th How big cities go bad
27^th And the winner is ... almost me
25^th Brewer needs to get tough on spending
22^nd Brewer's new start
20^th Not Obama's economy yet
18^th OK for Obama to take his time with Afghanistan
15^th The insurance companies may be evil, but are they right?
15^th Nobel prize winner is director of what?
13^th A better way to select judges
11^th California dreamin' about taxes
09^th The Nobel Political Prize
08^th Radically decentralize Arizona's public schools
08^th A discussion about choosing judges
08^th Liberals eye value-added tax
08^th The right role for solar
05^th Who controls teenagers?
03^rd On CityNorth, start with the Constitution
01^st Learning to love toll roads
01^st A glass-blowing fee?
Sep 2009
29^th Iran a test of Obama's new diplomacy
27^th Burns, Adams provided budget leadership. Really.
24^th Phoenix ain't Detroit
22^nd Big deficits in Baucus health care bill
20^th Legislative gall on line-item veto complaint
19^th America is suffering sticker shock
17^th Lost lesson of the Lehman bankruptcy
17^th Obama, free-trade, and tires
15^th Kibitizing on the O'Connor project
14^th Left slurs conservative protesters
12^th Limit vetoes to reducing spending
10^th Obama's reassurances not believable
10^th Obama's unfortunate analogies
08^th Brewer unbalances state budget, again
08^th Make McChrystal report public
07^th Thomas vs. Arpaio for guv?
05^th A true bipartisan health care reform
03^rd Few green shoots in Arizona economy
03^rd Support Basha or Bashas'?
01^st Cheney wins interrogation argument
Aug 2009
31^st No electricity-line subsidies
30^th State Dems should look toward 2011 on budget
27^th Electricity, not water, may limit Valley's growth
25^th Is Afghanistan a war of necessity?
24^th ASU resells SkySong spin
22^nd Politicians lining up for guv show more ambition than sense
20^th Obama's health care whopper is bigger
20^th An unmeasured cost of the stimulus
18^th More Chronicles of the Tedious State
17^th Thomas to the defense
15^th Brewer should sign budget
13^th Put racinos to a vote
13^th Congressional health care meddling
11^th Political gamesmanship takes over health care debate
10^th Bond market wants inflation protection
08^th Criticism of Clinton's North Korea mission off-base
06^th Cash for Clunkers a lemon
06^th Stimulating what?
04^th A budget deal fiscal conservatives should support
04^th Dems used in budget game
03^rd Hillary's terrible idea
02^nd The political notebook
Jul 2009
30^th CityNorthers confess
30^th Grade inflation for schools
29^th Memo to politicians: There is no money
27^th More bank profits, less lending
25^th The political notebook
23^rd Whose lousy revenue projections should we use?
21^st Dems should come clean on health care
20^th McCain: Let Obama nominees go
12^th Surreal state budget
09^th Republicans shape 2010 ballot
09^th Wrong defense for ethnic studies
07^th Working through Iranian uncertainties
07^th Digging a deeper budget hole
04^th The political notebook
02^nd Brewer's irresponsible budget actions
02^nd Tiresome gun lobby
Jun 2009
30^th Horne prevails in English learner funding fight
29^th Obama's pay fixation
28^th State tax structure getting bum rap
25^th In budget fight, Supremes make right decision for wrong reason
23^rd Supremes duck Voting Rights Act constitutionality
22^nd Why TVs in restaurants?
20^th The political notebook
18^th Obama market reforms giant step in wrong direction
18^th Obama's low-key Iranian response right
16^th Budget fight gets personal
16^th Hard-ball budget politics
06^th The political notebook
04^th Obama's new diplomacy
04^th Credit card follies
02^nd Brewer's budget: reality vs. rhetoric
May 2009
30^th The political notebook
28^th State Supremes opt out of better map game
28^th What's better than Gitmo?
26^th The need for an American Margaret Thatcher
26^th Is Obama or Nixon the socialist?
23^rd The political notebook
21^st Budget message from California to Arizona: Muddle through
21^st The "single-payer" euphemism
19^th The interrogation blame game
17^th The political notebook
14^th Why not a real high school graduation test?
12^th Obama, health care lobby collude on misdirection
11^th Obama Bank funds Obama Motors
09^th The political notebook
07^th Kicking the state budget problem down the road
07^th The NBA wrestling playoffs
05^th The Chrysler power grab
05^th Not a close shave
04^th U.S. and cartel guns
Apr 2009
25^th The political notebook
23^rd If carbon has a price, someone has to pay
23^rd Obama retreats on trade
21^st A better tax system?
18^th The political notebook
16^th Bad ideas worth thinking about
16^th The Suns: Wait 'til next year!
14^th The search for a tax unicorn
14^th An outbreak of wiffle-ball politics
12^th The political notebook
10^th Obama's unrealistic quest for a nuclear-free world
09^th Car warranties or missile defense?
07^th Arizona's strange English learner funding case reaches U.S. Supreme Court
07^th Federally guaranteed car warranties?
04^th The country needs to take a deep breath
04^th The political notebook
02^nd The unseen consequences and victims of a state tax increase
02^nd A strong dollar for us, not others
Mar 2009
31^st Geithner's radical takeover proposal
31^st U.S. Postal Service: Paying more for less
31^st The political notebook
26^th Geithner plan may work, but still a bad idea
24^th If housing drives AZ economy, why the low unemployment rate?
23^rd Irish economy not smiling
22^nd The political notebook
19^th The least worst ways to do the wrong thing on the state budget
18^th The right reason to legalize drugs
17^th ASU the landlord
11^th Brewer should have quit regional cap-and-trade group
07^th The political notebook
05^th Brewer should be specific on tax hikes
05^th Federal rescue kills AIG
03^rd Obama budget honest but worrisome
02^nd Biden the enforcer?
01^st The political notebook
Feb 2009
26^th Americans lose gift for practical living
25^th ASU caves on West campus
24^th Stimulus money makes state tax hike more likely
23^rd Give GM money to fire workers?
21^st The political notebook
19^th A better way to help distressed homeowners
18^th Hey Prez! Why not Las Vegas?
17^th A surprising cheer for Mesa's Gaylord project
17^th Wake him when the recession's over
16^th Bailout leaks backfired
14^th The political notebook
13^th Geithner scares off private investment
10^th University wizards search for pot of gold
10^th When did "metric" replace "measure"?
07^th Lessons from the Daschle, Adams-Crump dramas
06^th Trade Stoudemire?
05^th Bad stimulus ideas all around
05^th A four-day work week for government?
03^rd The budget cuts in perspective, not that it matters
02^nd Gordon's dubious story
Jan 2009
31^st The political notebook
29^th Fund students, not universities
28^th House Dem proposal responsible
27^th Getting the financial fix right
26^th Sell Sky Harbor
24^th The political notebook
22^nd Spenders fail to confront reality
21^st Corporate welfare in the stimulus plan
20^th A cynic celebrates Obama's inauguration
20^th Inaugurals past
17^th The political notebook
15^th Washington goes nuts
14^th Blame the bear?
13^th Napolitano's State of State out of synch
13^th CityNorth deception
11^th The political notebook
09^th Citigroup gets the money, sees the light
08^th Huntington and the importance of culture
06^th CityNorth subsidies artfully spiked
06^th Richardson and pay-to-play
05^th Peace for the Palestinians
Dec 2008
26^th The year's most significant event
22^nd A fitting end to the Bush administration
20^th The political notebook
19^th The Great Depression or the Great Inflation?
16^th The search for a tax code that doesn't exist
15^th Congressional immunity
13^th The political notebook
11^th Stimulus fallacies
09^th Is Arizona's growth guaranteed?
09^th Court arguments give hope to voucher supporters
08^th If heads are to roll ...
06^th The political notebook
05^th Abolish the regents
04^th A state fiscal reform agenda
04^th Nader's good idea
02^nd The Napolitano legacy
01^st Live talk interview
01^st Congrats Janet; now leave
Nov 2008
22^nd Whither the Republican Party?
20^th The political notebook
18^th Shut down the bailout
17^th A governor lets the truth out
16^th The political notebook
13^th Local governments better manage shortfalls than the state
13^th Boone's boondoggle
11^th Gay marriage, abortion, marijuana, taxes -- let's vote!
11^th The honored vet
10^th The no-bailout party
10^th A conservative hope for Obama
08^th The political notebook
07^th The Arizona youth and Latino vote
06^th State and local election notes
05^th Center-left or center-right nation?
04^th Obama's big victory mostly a repudiation of Bush
04^th Blue-collar Dems go for Obama
04^th Long lines a disgrace
04^th The bank bailout perversion continues
03^rd Honest elections
01^st Campaign whoppers
Oct 2008
30^th Greenspan's "flaw" and other nonsense
30^th Obama the big stage guy
28^th Is Obama a socialist?
28^th Let community colleges in the 4-year game
27^th A shorter too big to fail list
25^th The political notebook
23^rd Litigating rather than fixing new home problems
21^st Republicans deserve to lose, but Democrats don't deserve to win
20^th Bernanke's irresponsibility
18^th The political notebook
16^th Protecting the right to non-governmental health care
14^th Loose money and nationalizing banks is the answer?
14^th Lord's mistake
13^th Schweikert not making case against Mitchell
11^th The political notebook
09^th Ilegal immigration and crime
07^th The bailout: Short-term prospects and long-term consequences
06^th Wachovia lessons
04^th The political notebook
02^nd Payday loans a bad deal that should be legal
02^nd VP debate stakes
Sep 2008
30^th A better bailout plan.
30^th How to stop 15 percent tuition increases
29^th Boehner's boneheaded move
29^th Republicans against Bailouts
28^th The political notebook
27^th McCain's potential big gaffe
27^th Prez debate: Split decision
26^th A better way of doing the wrong thing
25^th Tax measures miss mark
24^th McCain's debate gimmick
23^rd The Bush administration's terrible bailout idea
23^rd Gaming the presidential debate
22^nd Abolishing financial risk
20^th The political notebook
19^th Tweddledum and Tweddledee on the AIG bailout
17^th Perserving access to an illegal workforce
16^th Bush the protectionist
14^th The political notebook
11^th Fixing Arizona's broken campaign finance system
10^th Deficit worries
09^th Paulson's power grab at Fannie and Freddie
09^th Syline envy
07^th McCain hijacks his own convention
04^th The political notebook
04^th Term limits at work
03^rd Families aren't off-limits
02^nd The Republican problem
02^nd Gustav shouldn't short-circuit Rep convention
Aug 2008
30^th What happened to Obama's new politics?
29^th Palin? You've got to be kidding!
28^th New opportunity in transportation tax debacle
28^th Bill Clinton answers the big question
26^th Dem Platform: "We'll Give You More"
26^th Michelle Obama is the real deal
25^th Biden wrong about Iraq twice
23^rd The political notebook
21^st No white hats in Luke lawsuit duel
21^st Please, not Biden
19^th Russia is not the Soviet Union
19^th A toast to an 18 year old drinking age
18^th Scottsdale math and science school flounders
16^th The political notebook
15^th Yo, Bernanke!
14^th Real choices in Corp Com race
14^th Immigration causes global warming
12^th Stop pretending on Georgia
12^th Georgia not in keeping with Olympic spirit?
11^th O'Halleran the tax-cutter?
09^th The political notebook
07^th Dem case against Thomas hit-and-miss
07^th Dumb voter test
05^th Politicians are the real energy speculators
05^th The Dems and Paris
04^th Another federal program that shouldn't exist
02^nd The political notebook
Jul 2008
31^st Junking AIMS would be a mistake
31^st Obama's economic blame game
29^th Berliners loved Obama, but what does it mean for us?
29^th A teachable moment on gas prices
28^th Housing bill: More of the same
27^th The political notebook
25^th Easy money not working
24^th Chronicles of the Tedious State
22^nd No rescue for Fannie and Freddie
22^nd Neocons overboard
21^st A four-day work week for state government?
19^th The political notebook
17^th A breach in the neoconservative view of the world?
17^th Short-circuiting short-sellers
16^th Arizona and Ireland: Been there, done that
03^rd Obama, patriotism, and terrorism
01^st Does Arizona have one of the worst economies in the country?
Jun 2008
28^th The political notebook
26^th State budget: Bad options, bad choices
26^th Tax Twister
24^th McCain, Obama and monetary policy
23^rd Horne and the libertarian right on vouchers
21^st The political notebook
21^st Israel, Hamas and not the U.S.
19^th Mesa's angst
19^th NBA officiating: Crooked or incompetent?
17^th Judges go to war
16^th Transit's upside-down economics
14^th The political notebook
12^th Going green will be expensive
12^th The feds and Scottsdale Road
10^th Bush "lies" not the Iraq problem
10^th Free Qwest
09^th Investigate, not sue, in New Times case
07^th The political notebook
05^th War with Iran may be on ballot
05^th Governmental fireworks
03^rd Cap-and-trade harsh realities
03^rd What's wrong with photo traffic enforcement?
01^st The political notebook
May 2008
29^th An imperial governorship?
27^th Energy and housing fairy tales
27^th Obama is different
24^th The political notebook
22^nd Obama right about meeting with troubling leaders
20^th The constitutionality of vouchers in Arizona
20^th The growth conundrum
18^th The political notebook
16^th McCain and divided government
16^th AIMS as a graduation requirement
15^th A new U.S.-Israel relationship
15^th Hey George, remember Hamas?
13^th Goldwater in Statuary Hall
12^th Suns in denial
11^th The political notebook
09^th Goddard goes to the movies
08^th Obama and blue-collar Whites
06^th The Arizona education spending myth
05^th Clinton doctrine: security guarantees for everyone
04^th The political notebook
02^nd Farm subsidies for millionaires
01^st Sore winners in CityNorth subsidy fight
01^st The central bankers' hall of shame
Apr 2008
30^th The pros and costs of divorce
28^th How about some food for farm subsidies?
27^th The political notebook
24^th Arpaio proves sweeps aren't needed
24^th Leave Petraeus in Iraq
23^rd Thomas' wiretap defensible
22^nd McCain economics
22^nd Rice vs. Sadr
21^st Poor officiating ruining NBA
20^th The political notebook
17^th Why Arpaio's immigration sweeps are wrong
17^th A sourpuss for president
16^th Carter's bad form
15^th Time for ELL judge to step aside
15^th Big Biz plays Twister on taxes
14^th Mexican implosion coming?
14^th The political notebook
10^th The Iraq conundrum
08^th State guest worker program won't work
08^th Democrats and $
07^th Napolitano on abortion's edge
06^th The political notebook
03^rd A rout for fiscal conservatives
03^rd Signs of an overextended federal government
03^rd An NBA foul
01^st Let the big boys go broke
Mar 2008
31^st Ranked-choice voting a bum idea
30^th The political notebook
27^th McCain vs. Clinton and Obama on housing
27^th A kinder, gentler McCain foreign policy?
26^th Avoiding community college tuition increases
26^th Olympian hypocrisy
25^th Beyond the good news about crime stats
25^th Wrong way on autism and mental health mandates
23^rd The political notebook
21^st The wrong Healthcare Group fix
20^th Iraq lessons
20^th The Bear Stearns non-bailout bailout
18^th Obama and his pastor
17^th When electricity should cost more
16^th The political notebook
13^th The $1 billion solar bet
13^th Immigration politics, circa 1800
11^th Durability of religion in America
11^th Napolitano running out clock on spending
10^th Beer & steaks vs. lattes
09^th The political notebook
07^th Gordon: Our man in Dubai
06^th Protectionism's false premises and promises
05^th McCain runs as a conservative
05^th Legislature runs out of wiggle room on English learners
04^th Iran's answer to Khalilzad
03^rd Bush should bend on FISA
02^nd The political notebook
Feb 2008
29^th Scary inflation
28^th Buckley's full legacy
28^th A lesson from Buckley
27^th Impeach Russert
26^th Obama's substance
26^th Renzi should resign, but later
24^th The political notebook
22^nd Mecham and his enemies
22^nd Renzi lessons
21^st Law enforcement and illegal immigration
21^st Political inconsistencies
19^th Let the recession happen
19^th Kosovo independence premature
15^th Fixing sanctions law on illegal hires
14^th Phil Gordon: Would-be kingmaker
12^th Bush still a big spender
11^th Shadegg's misfortune
11^th Connerly and race
07^th What matters most in education reform
07^th Wish Romney had stayed in
06^th Super Tuesday notes
05^th Rewarding good political behavior
04^th Buckley to Limbaugh
03^rd Super Tuesday identity crises
01^st Clinton vs. Obama on health care
01^st Is McCain a conservative?
Jan 2008
31^st Should Huckabee drop out?
30^th Broken state budget processes
29^th State of union better than state of Bush
29^th McCain's false leader/manager dichotomy
28^th The Udall remedy for Not-So-Super Tuesday
26^th The political notebook
25^th Cancel school consolidation votes
24^th Clintons knock Obama off game
22^nd The presidential race: Nevada, South Carolina and beyond
22^nd Hey Ben: What about inflation?
19^th The budget: Napolitano's Pollyannas vs. Legislature's Eeyores
17^th The real recession risk
17^th Napolitano whacks at the Tedious State
16^th Romney: Winning the wrong way
15^th State of the State: grim or strong?
15^th Napolitano scholarship redistributes wealth upwards
14^th Bernanke: TMI
11^th Legislative preview
10^th Huckabee searches for a post-Bush foreign policy
08^th New Hampshire results
08^th The business community: anonymity for us, not them
07^th Goddard's tailpipe emissions lawsuit premature
04^th Iowa results: Dem race narrows, Rep's widens
03^rd Employer sanctions law an immigration reality check
02^nd What I told Iowans about McCain
Dec 2007
31^st 2008 a Dem year?
14^th Seizing the property tax moment
14^th Napolitano's budget opportunity
13^th A study on which Arizona actually does well
12^th Flat-tax Forbes
11^th Iran, nukes and the NIE
10^th Gordon still doesn't get it
07^th Romney and the role of religion in American politics
06^th The full story on Arizona and immigration
04^th Gordon didn't go far enough
04^th Ethanol and Congress' silly energy bill
03^rd Cutting homeland security grants not enough
03^rd Let housing market clear
02^nd The political notebook
Nov 2007
30^th Clinton vs. Obama on electability
29^th McCain vs. Paul
29^th Middle East illusions
27^th How to cut the state budget
26^th Cell phone economics
18^th The political notebook
16^th Dodd's the adult in the presidential debate
16^th Are the state's cops bigots?
15^th Democrats, spending and pork
14^th Homosexuality and public policy
14^th Where's the density to go?
13^th More on Arizona's reverse boosterism
12^th Mitchell the maverick?
11^th The political notebook
09^th Spending as usual in Washington
09^th Vouchers not yet in the comfort zone
08^th Kris Mayes, APS CEO
07^th Beginning of a new property tax revolt?
07^th Straight thinking needed from Dems on terrorism
06^th Border enforcement works
05^th The Musharraf reality
04^th The political notebook
02^nd Contraceptives in schools?
02^nd Are people in Phoenix really dumber and poorer?
01^st Phil Gordon, hotel mogul
Oct 2007
31^st It's all about Hillary
31^st Rangel's tax bill: The Mother of Muddled Thinking
30^th Bush should lie low
29^th Importing socialism
28^th The political notebook
26^th Rangel's pay-go handcuffs
26^th Missile defense and Iran
25^th Goddard vs. Thomas, Arpaio
24^th Gordon's tired and empty gesture
24^th Waveyard: going for the buzz rather than the bucks
23^rd Fund the futile illegal drug fight
22^nd Obama's potential
21^st The political notebook
19^th New Times vs. Thomas, Arpaio
19^th Greenspan the meddler
18^th More on police chiefs and illegal immigration
17^th The problem with Phoenix PD's policy on illegals
17^th Turkish genocide resolution recklessly arrogant
16^th The housing flu
15^th Is the bailout beginning?
14^th The political notebook
12^th Why Turkey matters
12^th Enforcing immigrations laws not that easy
11^th For performance, fund students, not institutions
10^th Romney, best and worst in debate
10^th Good-government goofiness afflicts Valley
09^th Lies my school district told me
08^th No overreaction in Arpaio plot
07^th The political notebook
05^th Time to legalize marijuana
04^th The strange world of independent political advertising
03^rd Bush finally finds his veto pen
03^rd McCain the warrior gains traction
02^nd Corp Com gets into the tax business
01^st McCain and a Muslim president
Sep 2007
30^th The political notebook
28^th McCain the warrior

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