Bmaz is a rather large saguaro cactus in the Southwestern Sonoran desert. A lover of the Constitution, law, family, sports, food and spirits. As you might imagine, a bit prickly occasionally. Bmaz has attended all three state universities in Arizona, with both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State University, and with significant post-graduate work (in physics and organic chemistry, go figure) at both the University of Colorado in Boulder and the University of Arizona. Married, with both a lovely child and a giant Sasquatch dog. Bmaz has been a participant on the internet since the early 2000’s, including active participation in the precursor to Emptywheel, The Next Hurrah. Formally joined the Emptywheel blog as an original contributing member at its founding in 2007. Bmaz grew up around politics, education, sports and, most significantly, cars; notably around Formula One racing and Concours de Elegance automobile restoration and showing. Currently lives in the Cactus Patch with his lovely wife and beast of a dog, and practices both criminal and civil trial law.
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Hello from the state that has brought you John McCain. Sorry about that. You would think that would be enough shame for the Arizona Republican Party. Sadly, they have much more to offer. Reprehensible does not start to describe the efforts of the Arizona GOP and their poster boy of hate, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.
It must be extremely chilly in hell, because I am going to write about the Okielahoma Sooners. Seems they have a game today. Against some chaps with horns. Long ones. It is the Red River Shootout and John Wayne is nowhere in sight, but Mack Brown and Bob Stoops are.
The last time the US Government gave AIG a wad of cash infusion, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa in California. The government just gave them another $38 billion; must be time for Carnival!
The opinion by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in the Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten subpoena matter has just been issued. The court has granted the stay requested by the Bush Administration; which, by all appearances, will effectively end the litigation as the subpoenas presumptively expire on January 3, 2009 when the term of the current 110th Congress expires.
In Arizona, the tales of John McCain’s angry rage and belligerent, threatening behavior in relation to the Mt. Graham Observatory project is legendary. For nearly two decades McCain has blithely dismissed his involvement and denied the charge that he engaged in abusive and threatening conduct against a US Forest Service Official supervising the project for the department. But a new document, never made public before, confirms McCain’s “admitted threat” to the forest supervisor.
Well, I tell ya, the natives are restless out there. Randiego has been mercilessly hammering on the Patriots lately. Can they upset the Niners today? Lots of other good games going on too. Unless you are a Cubs fan; but just wait till next year!
Since nominating Sarah Palin for the Republican VP slot, John McCain and his campaign has put on a full court press in Alaska to shut down the Troopergate investigation. Yesterday, lost in the commotion of the VP debate, the Superior Court of Alaska slapped down the McCain Campaign’s attempt at obstruction.
Ted Stevens has been sitting in the courtroom of Judge Emmet Sullivan in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in DC since jury selection began on September 22. This morning the excrement hit the fan. Big time. Stevens’ attorney, Brendan Suyllivan, has moved for dismissal of the charges against Stevens, and he just may get it. The prosecution has screwed the pooch in a fundamental and intentional way.
It’s getting hard out there on the pimps and cons in the CIA, first Director Goss goes down the tubes, and now his right hand man Foggo has copped a sweet plea. Just how did Foggo get such an unheard of sweetheart deal from the Bush Justice Department? They wanted to clean up evidence of their corruption, dishonesty and perfidy and have once again used the false cover of national security to cover their rears.
There are a bunch of games. Half the mopes will lose. Teams from Phoenix will be among them; but with the USC burb Thursday night, it is a little easier to take. This done on the fly, so additional fun discussion will have to follow later. I am thinking you guys know how to rip the joint up without a bunch of mumbo jumbo anyway.