I have been surprised by the failure of its (mostly conservative) critics to understand what the Baja Arizona movement is all about. It is not about high seriousness, it’s about Dada. It is Dada.

It is really the only response possible to the absurd behavior of the Republican dominated state legislature, which has substituted political silliness for anything that might even faintly be considered serious attention to the state’s problems.

A state gun? Birther legislation? Guns in classrooms? Refusing to follow federal laws? Continuing to cut taxes, rather than considering rational reform of the state’s tax structure? Refusal of birthright citizenship?  it’s all Dada…Dada…Dada

So why not secede? If you can take all that silliness seriously you can certainly embrace Baja Arizona. In light of what goes on up in Phoenix secession seems almost weirdly, absurdly, reasonable.

The Governor and the Republican legislators should be ashamed of their performance that, in the systematic avoidance of attention to our state’s real problems, has amounted to malfeasance.

Jonathan Rothschild

Rothschild, a Democratic candidate for mayor, announced the opening of his campaign headquarters yesterday.

The headquarters is located at 3400 East Speedway, Suite 114- between Whole Foods and Ike’s.

Those interested in following the campaign can visit Rothschild’s web site: Jonathanformayor.com

Cage Out-Raises Melvin

LD 26 Voters, voting with their pocketbooks, would appear to prefer Cheryl Cage to Al Melvin for the district seat in the state senate.

Cage has raised $71,500 to Melvin’s $31,000. Cage’s bucks came from 555 donors, almost four times that of Cap’n Al.

Perhaps Melvin should agree to a debate, meet with the press, or appear before an editorial board for an endorsement interview…all of which he refuses to do… before it’s “Al Who?”