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Jenoch

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11. She may be right wing

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Wed Feb 26, 2014, 08:55 PM

Feb 2014

but she's smart enough to know it would have hurt her state economically if she signed that bill.

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Jan Brewer Vetoes AZ Bill 1062 [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2014 OP

The feed on MSNBC did break for a second nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #1

She had no choice malaise Feb 2014 #18

Bet this is how it went down... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #40

Well, how 'bout that. calimary Feb 2014 #2

And thus is successfully concluded TheStraightStory's Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #3

She's politically astute. The blowback would have been extreme. nt MADem Feb 2014 #4

She saw $$$$$'s leaving the state IMO. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #7

that's the deal! 100%... CTyankee Feb 2014 #10

Exactly she did. Aerows Feb 2014 #15

She's a creature, very ugly within! If it had not been for the $$$$$ angle nothing would have RKP5637 Feb 2014 #20

She wasn't dumb enough to shun Medicaid money, either Aerows Feb 2014 #25

Brownback of Brownbackistan AKA Kansas is also right up there in the running! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #31

It's a toss up, really Aerows Feb 2014 #35

Yep! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #38

When it comes to stupid, PA has the most stupid Governor, His Stupidness, Corbett. AlinPA Feb 2014 #41

Can I get a nod for my Gov Christie? Kber Feb 2014 #50

Hey, I've got Rick Scott mcar Feb 2014 #51

Arm wrestle you for it! Kber Feb 2014 #52

I can top you all. My "governor" Bobby Jindal. 'Nuff said. Harry Monroe Feb 2014 #60

sorry, but Florida beats you all DonCoquixote Feb 2014 #71

And I have Walker AllyCat Feb 2014 #67

How do you explain Kyrsten Sinema ChazII Feb 2014 #68

Precisely. The minute George Takei started talking, she MADem Feb 2014 #24

He was EF Hutton! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #58

What is the deal with the guy walking out and sufrommich Feb 2014 #5

Probably some sarcastic reference that she was at the governors convention in DC VScott Feb 2014 #14

Yep, probably what was meant. BTW, welcome to DU! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #34

What a drama queen. nt Lex Feb 2014 #6

Yep, exactly! I don't think it was from her heart at all, she was trying to smooth over RKP5637 Feb 2014 #12

The CoC trumps the teabaggers. BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #8

+1000s DinahMoeHum Feb 2014 #27

ayep and the baggers are starting to figure that out... Volaris Feb 2014 #57

That's it in a nutshell. llmart Feb 2014 #65

Good sakabatou Feb 2014 #9

She may be right wing Jenoch Feb 2014 #11

It certainly wasn't because of the kindness in her heart Aerows Feb 2014 #16

You got that right. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #23

She wants to challenge the state constitution to run for a third term sweetloukillbot Feb 2014 #62

I knew she would Aerows Feb 2014 #13

It's been obvious all week that she would, I agree. randome Feb 2014 #44

She's an awful human being Aerows Feb 2014 #47

Definitely an awful human being, no doubt about that. randome Feb 2014 #55

Arizona Republic/AZCentral.com article alp227 Feb 2014 #17

She tweeted a photo of herself vetoing it The Straight Story Feb 2014 #19

I agree that it was all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$. SoapBox Feb 2014 #21

However, it did set a precedence that people are getting fed up with this type RKP5637 Feb 2014 #26

Really? It cannot be the people in her state because they voted for the jerks who passed this lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #32

No, not them, but across the US. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #36

True, but that hasn't stopped Texas, Arizona, even Wisconsin from electing these extremists lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #37

Quite true, also Kansas. I've been amazed at the seething hatred in so many states about RKP5637 Feb 2014 #39

Brewer was not elected. She became governor when Obama appointed Dem. Napolitano to office. panader0 Feb 2014 #45

What about the Arizona legislature that created the discrimination bill, were they not elected lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #63

anyone volunteering to go over to count how many freeper heads are exploding? tandot Feb 2014 #22

Ohhhhhh, that's what that noise is I've been hearing. I thought it was fireworks of celebration! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #28

They're calling Brewer a "homosexualist rino" and sufrommich Feb 2014 #30

Wow -- that's a new one! theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #43

Yeah, I even looked the word up and sufrommich Feb 2014 #49

Wow, where did someone at FReeperville learn Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #53

Copy and paste they know over in Gods, Gun, and Country Land. Coyotl Feb 2014 #70

"spineless homosexual ganglia" ??? tandot Feb 2014 #54

Hey, GOP: NOBODY but Republicans want to go back to the 1800's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #29

That's great. Now Arizonans need to elect the clowns who Cleita Feb 2014 #33

Gov. Bonefinger, as Steph Miller calls her, knows where her bread is buttered, mountain grammy Feb 2014 #42

I am hoping our Georgia Gov. Deal RebelOne Feb 2014 #46

States that go ahead and enact these laws will have hell to pay Zambero Feb 2014 #48

Excellent gopiscrap Feb 2014 #56

The veto doesn't change the vote angrychair Feb 2014 #59

I don't care what her reasoning was. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #61

Can the state legislature override her veto? dflprincess Feb 2014 #64

Thank you, TSS! Cha Feb 2014 #66

Those Arizona Rs are a near perfect storm for turning a really red state solid blue. Coyotl Feb 2014 #69