They messed up. Arizona messed up on the state quarter pick! In deference to their maverick counterconformist stance, they should have picked the plain, ordinary bald eagle "tails" for theirs. It would have been a sweet f.u. to the whole federalist endeavor, wherein the big central powers condescend to extend a little magnanimously meaningless coinage control back to the individual States - as if it mattered one tinker's tush what's on your tails! Naw, man. Look at the heads. That shows you the true face of power: WASHINGTON.
So yeah, they should either have gone with the standard bald eagle obverse as their official "Arizona tails," or else gone extra-bold and put Dr. MLK Jr.'s face on there. A sly, winking allusion to their previous clashes with los federalis. I'm not saying they should actually have him winking on there. That might be taking a winking allusion too far.
Seriously, though, Arizona: whatever I might say about whatever other crap you've pulled over the years, I give my mad respect to you on your anti-daylight-savings stance. I only wish the rest of the States had the sheer, unmitigated gall to follow your lead. For half the year, only one State out of fifty really shows that they know what time it is.
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