Is it too early to think of the positive silver linings of a D winning in November? Hotline reports:
Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) endorsed Barack Obama, and now AZ Dems "are getting anxious" about the prospect of Sec/State Jan Brewer (R) becoming AZ GOV if Napolitano took a place in an Obama WH administration. Both Obama and Napolitano "brushed off questions" about the scenario, "but that has not kept political insiders from pondering the possibilities of Napolitano ditching the state halfway through her second term."Brewer "would take the reins -- ushering in a dramatically different governing philosophy, and, with the GOP in control of the Legislature, a strong Red State grip" on AZ. Dems "seem to split on this one." Some "are convinced Napolitano would never leave" AZ in Brewer's hands. But "others aren't so sure." After all, "wouldn't it be a former prosecutor's dream" to be US AG? Obama: "I think that any wise Democratic president would see the potential of Gov. Napolitano to do all kinds of important things." Napolitano: "I'm the governor of Arizona, and I intend to be the governor of Arizona." But for how long? (Scarpinato, Arizona Daily Star's Political Notebook, 1/19).
The GOP AZ legislature passed a full, universal school choice system that was vetoed by Napolitano. With an R in the GOV seat, this would be a real possibility and could show the rest of the country how competition can improve education.