Arizona: Brewer

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

If you needed any further evidence that the Accidental Governor is a lame duck governor who is neither respected nor feared by her own Republican dominated legislature, Monday should have erased any doubt.

Governor Jan Brewer on July 1, 2009 in her veto message of the state budget:

I received early this morning a fatally flawed legislative budget. The legislative budget ignores my consistently expressed goals and instead incorporates devastating cuts to education, public safety, and our state's most vital health services for the frail. In particular, this package of bills is shortsighted, in that it sets up an enormous revenue shortfall that will severely harm our State's future.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

First a quick update: The Accidental Governor and the GOP insane clown posse are trying for a special session this week to deal with agency funding issues. They were to have met over the weekend to hammer out the details of a plan that they hope will be a one day special session on Thursday. I checked the Governor's web page and she has not yet called for a special session, and her calendar has her going out of town this week. Things could change, but it's not looking optimistic.

There has been a troubling trend in Arizona government for years now.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Negotiations are under way at the state capitol for a November special session to deal with the issue of state agency funding. I will have more when, or if, a special session is confirmed and there are more details.

Meanwhile, in a rare moment of candor, the Accidental Governor has acknowledged that she made mistakes as she pursued a budget deal with the Legislature, although she didn’t elaborate on exactly what they were. Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » Brewer: mistakes were made (h/t Arizona Guardian for the video.)

“Obviously I did something wrong. There were mistakes made in an effort to get them to understand the problem that Arizona was facing,” Brewer told reporters on Oct.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, has never lost a political race in more than a quarter century in politics. If she wants to keep her perfect record intact, she should retire. Who needs this? The Accidental Governor is unpopular even among Republicans and is vulnerable to challengers in the GOP primary should she choose to run one final race.

The AZ Policy Wonk blog at Arizona Capitol Times reports Poll: Brewer’s ratings slip among Arizona Republicans (excerpt):

Only 22 percent of the 800 people interviewed for the latest Rocky Mountain Poll (conducted Sept. 9-18 by the Behavior Research Center) said they approve of Brewer’s performance.