Balko reports that a gambling group is targeting Arizona Sen. John Kyl, one of the most vociferous advocates of gambling bans. Kyl's lead in the polls is shrinking fast. Let's keep this up, though.
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One of the things that I find maddening about the Republicans' sloganeering is that they're never held accountable for the consequences of their slogans ("It's not the government's money, it's your money"--actually, it is the government's money, but that's a separate discussion).
The House voted 235-193 to override Bush's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, 51 votes short of the required number. Here, for the record, is how Arizona's representatives voted on this issue:
Senate:
For: McCain (R)
Against: Kyl (R)
Hopefully, I'll suffer the same lack of consequences. Regarding Planned Parenthood, Republican Senator John Kyl recently uttered this factually disabled statement:
The hearings on the nomination of John Roberts as Chief Justice began at noon today. I've watched a few of the opening statements from the judiciary committee members and found much to laugh at.