Bill Montgomery Doubles-Down on Clown Car of Islamaphobic Crackpots

During his regular Wednesday press conference, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery reaffirmed his commitment to bringing a crew of Islamaphobic crackpots to town on the taxpayer’s dime, supposedly to instruct prosecutors and law enforcement on threats presented by Muslim extremists. The training session, titled “Understanding the Threat,” which is to…

Kyrsten Sinema’s Vet-Suicide Ad Blasted as “Sickening,” “Exploitative” by Challenger Wendy Rogers

Republican congresswoman wannabe Wendy Rogers has drawn first blood in the general election contest for Congressional District 9, represented by Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. This morning, Rogers, who recently whupped ex-ASU quarterback, ex-NFL player Andrew Walter in the GOP primary by an astonishing 21 points, blasted as “sickening” and “exploitative” a…

Primary Day 2014: Bums Bounced, Dems Given Openings to Exploit

Primary day 2014 was a beautiful day for moderation in Arizona politics. A perfect day? Hardly, but disappointments in the Republican field offer opportunities for Arizona Democrats in the general election. Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith’s second-place finish to state Treasurer Doug Ducey was anticipated, though the severity of the…

Russell Pearce’s Pals Ralph Heap and John Kavanagh Targeted in TV Ads

Two of recalled former state Senator Russell Pearce’s favorite people are getting skewered in some tasty TV attack ads: Pearce’s revenge candidate for state Senate in Legislative District 25, Ralph Heap, and Pearce’s longtime ally, current state House Representative and wannabe-state Senator John Kavanagh in LD 23. Heap, an orthopedic…

Joe Arpaio: Tom Horne “Favors Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants”

Why is Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorsing Arizona’s sleazy Attorney General Tom Horne in the GOP primary? I’ll tell you why: because Arpaio always likes to have a prosecutor or two in his hip pocket. Should Horne lose the Republican primary to former Arizona gaming director Mark Brnovich, you can bet…

Tom Horne’s Complaint Against Mark Brnovich’s Judge Wife Rejected

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has a fierce following among certain women. In fact, the guy’s got a whole cadre of gals willing to do his bidding, a veritable Praetorian Guard of political hatchet-ladies. Kathleen Winn, Horne’s outreach director and co-defendant in his campaign finance case, comes to mind. A…