Reposted on Arizona's PREMIRE political blog: Rum, Romanism & Rebellion

And i say that without being the author. Rum, Romanism and Rebellion is THE most watched political blog for local AZ politics.

Well, it seems to have happened. Today, Reps. Pete Rios and Linda Lopez voted with the Republicans in committee to move Weiers’s budget forward. Between the two of them, they added four ammendments to the budget. Oddly, those amendments had been written in cooperation with Republican staff, and they refused to show them to Democratic staff. Further, the two of them reportedly promised the votes of six Democratic House members for the budget in return for the support for the ammendments.

Despite the front page taking credit... you can check out my diary here about the Renzi resigntation that is supposed to happen TODAY or I started to hear yesterday that he may wait till Monday.

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Breaking: Renzi Gone By Friday?

Rick RenziThe zeitgeist both in Phoenix and Washington is that Rick Renzi will be submitting his resignation from the House of Representatives by Friday.

Cool...I got that one out there before Josh Marshall.

A further bit of chisme has it that Ann Kirkpatrick will resign her seat in the legislature early next week and announce her campaign to replace Renzi.

more below...

***DISCLAIMER***

I do not have any published sources, but all the Arizona Political blogs and the political community is a buzz that Renzi is resigning Friday.

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Breaking: Renzi Gone By Friday?

Rick RenziThe zeitgeist both in Phoenix and Washington is that Rick Renzi will be submitting his resignation from the House of Representatives by Friday.

Cool...I got that one out there before Josh Marshall.

A further bit of chisme has it that Ann Kirkpatrick will resign her seat in the legislature early next week and announce her campaign to replace Renzi.

FBI Raids Renzi Family Business; Congressman Leaves Intelligence Panel
By Susan Davis
Roll Call Staff
Thursday, April 19; 10:04 pm

In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker.

FROM ROLL CALL

********UPDATE*********
RENZI is one of the people under investigation that supposedly led to the firing of Arizona U.S Attorney  Paul Charlton

cross posted on Wactivist.com

The topic for today is myspace, social networking and politics.

I don't take credit for this. This page was the baby of Pederson interns Josh Bresiblatt, Alex Samuels Jamie Bellian. But when i started with Pederson, I knew that we had to be on there, we had to get there first and we had to justify the time expense. So i handed the project off to the trio who took it on as their own and made it into the awesome page that it is\was.

The point I will try to make here is that I and the Pederson campaign wanted to make youth outreach a priority and thats the difference between most political campaigns and what we did and what should be done in the future.

We are all holding our breathe. Please god please get Foghorn Leghorn out of office!

www.harrymitchellforcongress.com

http://www.youtube.com/...

Here is the DCCC's response:
http://www.youtube.com/...

DONATE HERE TO FIGHT BACK:
https://www2381.ssldomain.com/harrymitchellforcongress/Donate.asp

Or you can check out the ad on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/...

The ad focuses on:

1. Fighting Crime

2. Protecting Consumers

3. Securing the Border

4. Protecting Children

Check out his new ad:

http://www.youtube.com/...

From the Pederson Website:

Jim Pederson knows that our situation in Iraq is a mess. Night after night we turn on the television to see another young life lost -- another son or daughter; another father and mother who is not coming home. It is only natural that people are asking "Why?"

Iraq needs to be more than a political football. Jim wants to focus on what we can do now to help our troops finish the job -- and come home. There are more than 168,000 American soldiers -- and 3,300 Arizonans -- serving bravely in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they're not being given the support they need to get the job done.

Here is the ad on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/...

You can VIEW MITCHELL's AD at his website:
http://www.harrymitchellforcongress.com/...

Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard on Friday accused Republican challenger Bill Montgomery of using illegal immigrants in the shooting of a campaign video on illegal immigration and of violating state law on permissible spending of public campaign funding.

A lawyer for Goddard filed a complaint asking the state Citizens Clean Elections Commission to investigate and to make Montgomery surrender roughly $73,000 -

The complaint also included a Montgomery campaign finance report that listed expenditures of $30,000 on Sept. 12 - the day of the primary election - for the video shoot and $43,000 on the same date for purchases of air time.

"You would think a candidate for attorney general would know and follow state law."

Montgomery, who has made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his campaign, said he would dispute Goddard's complaint.

"I didn't go around and check everybody's documentation," he said.

http://pederson2006.com/...

http://pederson2006.com/...

Narrator l:Sen. Kyl has voted to to raise his own pay five times

Narrator 2: Yet voted 15 times against raising the minimum wage

Narrator 1: Kyl raised his pay to over $160,000

Narrator 2: But voted against reimbursing veterans for lost pay while in Iraq.

Narrator 1: Kyl gets an automatic raise every year

Narrator 2: But voted for the Bush plan to cut social security benefits.

Narrator 1: Jon Kyl's changed. He's gone Washington.

Pederson: "I'm Jim Pederson ard I approve this ad."

Napolitano is bringing out two 60-second TV commercials this week. Campaign publicist Jeanine L'Ecuyer said they cost $65,000 to produce; the TV time is costing $220,000.

http://www.kold.com/...

PHOENIX Arizona's gubernatorial race is about to heat up, at least on some television screens around the state.
With the September 12th primary just around the corner, several candidates will release the thinly funded race's first commercial television spots in the coming week.

Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano, unopposed for her party's nomination, will air two 60-second spots in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff.

Attorney General Terry Goddard today filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting arguments that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate climate change pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust.

The case, Massachusetts v. EPA, stems from a 2003 EPA decision to reject a request from several states asking the federal agency to regulate pollutants that contribute to climate change.  EPA concluded that it did not have authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate these pollutants. They are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs).

PHOENIX -- Arizona business leader and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson today launched a new phase of his campaign - an effort to hold Jon Kyl accountable for his 20-year record in Washington. Pederson unveiled a new television ad that discusses Jon Kyl's connection to the big oil and gas special interests that are financing his campaign.

Jon Kyl's connection to that industry is another example of how he has forgotten Arizona and gone Washington. He has been missing in action when America has looked for leadership on energy policy and Arizona families have looked for help with gas prices.

Instead, he has supported the status qu Big oil and gas executives make billions in profits on the backs of American families, who are paying record high prices at the pump. Meanwhile, oil companies funnel nearly $300,000 to Kyl's campaign to keep him in Washington to protect their interests.

Terry Goddard Hails Arrest of Warren Jeffs

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Aug. 29, 2006) Attorney General Terry Goddard today
applauded the arrest of Warren Jeffs, leader of the nation's largest
polygamist section and one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives.

Jeffs, 50, was arrested late Monday on Interstate 15 north of Las Vegas
by a Nevada Highway Patrol officer in what began as a routine traffic
stop. The officer stopped the 2007 Cadillac Escalade Jeffs was riding in
because he could not read the vehicle's temporary license plate.

"This is a terrific day for Arizona and the people of Colorado City,"
Goddard said. "The law enforcement net around Jeffs had been steadily
tightened, and his capture is a great credit to Nevada Highway Patrol
and the FBI.

http://www.azag.gov/...

Terry, if you don't know, was long-time Phoenix mayor when Democrats couldn't get elected to dog catcher. He is an unabashed, fighting Democrat who took down the famous "Phoenix 40" by bringing a district system to the Phoenix city council which elected 3 Latinos and 1 African-American that year.

He became Arizona's HUD Director in the Clinton years and then got elected to Attorney General in 2002. Rumors are that he will succeed Governor Janet Napolitano in 2010.

http://terrygoddard.org/...

"The CUT IT OUT Program provides us with a critical link to domestic violence victims through salon professionals. One of our biggest challenges in combating domestic violence is connecting with victims. Partnering with the cosmetology community helps to bridge that gap, and allows law enforcement to get program information to victims who are often afraid to seek out help or do not know where to turn."

Terry, if you don't know, was long-time Phoenix mayor when Democrats couldn't get elected to dog catcher. He is an unabashed, fighting Democrat who took down the famous "Phoenix 40" by bringing a district system to the Phoenix city council which elected 3 Latinos and 1 African-American that year.

He became Arizona's HUD Director in the Clinton years and then got elected to Attorney General in 2002. Rumors are that he will succeed Governor Janet Napolitano in 2010.

http://terrygoddard.org/...

Every child should be able to feel safe in his or her own home. However, for the children living in meth labs, their home lives often consist of abuse, neglect, and hazardous, unsanitary conditions. Their parents, who are supposed to be caring for them, are consumed by their methamphetamine addictions, and place their children at great risk on a daily basis. The Arizona Attorney General's DEC program has been prosecuting cases like these since 2000, dealing with a total of 285 drug endangered children.