Arizona: Raul Grijalva

Thank you, Rep. Grijalva for opposing a war funding bill with no commitment to withdrawal.

Raul Grijalva was the only Democratic U.S. Representative from Arizona to vote "No" on the War Supplemental which contains no timeline for withdrawal.  Now I expected a "Yes" vote from Blue Dog Giffords and Blue Dog wannabe Mitchell, but what's up with Ed Pastor?  

Bizarrely, many Repubs, including Franks and Shadegg, opposed the War Supplemental because it contains funding for the IMF to bail out Eastern Europe. Hmmn, didn't these guys call Democrats who voted against any war funding when Shrub was President "Defeatocrats" and worse?  Just sayin'.

A reader contacted us this morning and said a Republican from LD 27 may be running against Congressman Raúl Grijalva in CD 7. We will admit that the Democrats have a noticeable registration advantage in the district. If people voted based on looks then 2010 might be a good year for Republicans in CD 7. We hear the possible candidate is smart as well. When we have more information we will pass it along.

Republican candidate in CD 7?

Congressman Grijalva

A U.S. House committee chairman said Wednesday he’ll hold a hearing next month on alleged civil rights abuses by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers said at a news conference that he will hold a hearing in late April examining the conduct of Arpaio, who has been conducting sweeps in Hispanic neighborhoods in the Valley that have resulted in the arrests of illegal immigrants.

Arpaio target of Justice Department probe

Conyers, D-Mich., said the hearing will also examine other examples from around the country of alleged abuses of a program that allows local police departments to enforce federal immigration laws.

“We’re not trying to persecute or take advantage of anybody,” Conyers said.

Congressman Raul Grijalva sent a missive to his faithful this week. In it, he speaks of challenges “we” face on The Hill. I can only presume that “we” means “flaming liberals.” He goes on to elaborate that these challenges are to, gasp, President Obama’s “good, concrete solutions to three of our country's most pressing problems - climate change, healthcare reform and mortgage bankruptcy crisis.”

He also explains that “we” (I assume that this still means the “flaming liberals”) must act swiftly—get this—“without the usual political calculations that unfortunately have become all too prevalent within our Party.” Yes, they must act presumably before people wise up to the political Ponzi scheme they’ve set into motion.