My Lifetime by Francine Shacter
Francine Shacter, former candidate for the Democratic nomination to Congress in CD 8, recorded this commentary on the enduring ideals that define the Democratic party and the need to reconnect with our role as the champions of the average American. Francine looks forward to reaffirming in 21st century those bedrock values that made the American … Read more
The Way Down South
I only very rarely can honestly say that I absolutely agree with every word of an article I have read. It is rare that an author states what I already believe to be true, and it is an extra special treat when an author is able to actually change my mind and get me to … Read more
Mohur Sidhwa Speaks Out on Theocracy vs. Democracy
Our own Mohur Sidhwa, Chairperson the Democratic Party in LD 28 and First Vice-Chair of Pima County, recorded a commentary recently on science and religion and the necessary separation of the two. Mohur grew up amid sexism and religious intolerance in the land of her birth and escaped to a place she expected to be … Read more
Drinking with a Liberal Mind
Last Thursday at Drinking Liberally our guest was the decidedly conservative Frank Antenori, a former Green Beret and 2006 candidate for the Republican nomination to CD8 who was beat out by Randy Graf. I received more than one complaint about my choice to bring a conservative to a liberal party, but I believe that such … Read more
Prop 200 Suppressing Minority Voting
I’ve long argued that the main point of Protect Arizona Now! (aka Prop 200) is really not to prevent voter fraud (as there really is no such thing as individual vote fraud anymore – much easier and effective to just reprogram the tabulators), but to suppress the electoral participation of legally eligible minority voters. Well, … Read more
Ford splits with Democrats
Link: Ford splits with Democrats on Iraq Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr., the new chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), yesterday said he does not agree with efforts by Congress to set a deadline for U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq. "I think most Americans want to win, they don’t want to see us leave … Read more
