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Spitfire of ATJ

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40. Bet this is how it went down...

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 09:25 PM

Feb 2014

She sat down with her team and tried to figure out if she could sign it to pander to the Tea Party and then have it overturned in a few months. They couldn't guarantee the case would be heard in the desired time frame so she did the nasty.

Now comes the hard part.

The apology tour with the likes of Limbaugh and Savage.

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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