AZ Gov abruptly suspends state's [Dem] attorney general from illegal immigration law defense

Los Angeles Times ^ | May 28, 2010 | Andrew Malcolm

[Repeal 16-17]

I assume No question the dem lawyer was going to defend it in a weak way so they would lose on purpose.

Fixed it. Suspension was the only logical move.

[JerseyDvl]

One word: moxy

[Psalm 144]

“Jan’s got more guts then the entire posturing RNC combined.”

True, but inadequate praise, as the benchmark is so very low.

She has a LOT of guts!

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Congratulations Gov. Brewer.

Every Republican should immediately learn and apply the following rule:

Never, never, never trust a Democrat, no matter what they say, no matter how they appear.

They are Democrats first. They are lying. Stay away from them.

Corollary: “Journalists” are Democrats. Don’t trust Journalists either.

[Psalm 144]

“You said it. STATES RIGHTS ARE JUST THAT. Where are all the real men of the world?”

Stockpiling and networking.

[chooseascreennamepat]

“I wasn’t referring to Arizona women specifically, but Republican women in general.

You mean AZ is alone in it insistence on voting in incompetent women just to show we are not misogynist's

[Lancey Howard]

I assume the dem lawyer was going to defend it in a weak way so they would lose on purpose. Nice move to remove the dem!

My first thought exactly!

[My hearts in London - Everett]

There’s also this from the New York Times ~

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/us/30immig.html

[LaybackLenny]

Rebellion is Brewing!!

...or rather "Brewer-ing."

[gman992]

The AG should’ve been fired for insubordination.

[machogirl]

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/05/29/20100529arizona-governor-removes-attorney-general-off-immigration-law-defense.html

[persistence48]

Thanks for the follow-up post. There is still no mention here in Phoenix on any of the Internet local news sites. I WANT this to be true!!

[moehoward]

He’s way down now. If he was smart he’d have come out to the right like other Dems have done to win. He stayed left, now he’s toast.

[chooseascreennamepat]

I should note that the dems talking points include a slam at AZ about the MLK holiday. They claim we rejected a law to honor the day. We did not. The law was declared invalid for some reason. The problem was that Ev Mechem was the gov at the time and he was a total incompetent.

The voters then voted in the holiday in the next election.

[Regulator]

One more thing: while Brewer may be doing this all for pragmatic political reasons, and not necessarily her own beliefs, I would have to say that it doesn't matter.

She's taken enormous heat for it all and shown that she can checkmate a seedy SOB like Terry Goddard when he tries to use the same stunt that was used in California against 187: collusion with the opponents of the law he swore to uphold.

Had Gray Davis done his job in 1998, he would not have become the first recalled Governor in California history.

If Goddard had been let loose to do his dirty deeds - and he has an obvious conflict of interest from the start that should have caused him to recuse himself - Brewer would had have at least the cover that she didn't tell him to do it.

But she went him one better. She cut him off, which is really unprecedented, even in Arizona.

[TribalPrincess2U]

She’s getting pressure from the right for the Primary election,

GOP? How do you know? This is suppose to make her less appealing?

I feel she is really trying to save her state rather than this being just a political move.

[catnipman]

Brewer/Christie 2012!

[persistence48]

It NOW beginning to hit the local news. Here is the link directly from the Governor’s website: http://www.azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/PR_052810_StatementByGovBrewer.pdf

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Wonder why the lag time between the LA Times report at about midnight last night and other outlets just now reporting it?

[StopObama2012]

Hey Holder, screw you and the magic carpet you rode in on.