How To Paint ‘A’ Mountain White
Now that Democrats have unquestionable control of the Tucson City Council, it is time to take a stand against allowing facile public displays of patriotism to substitute for the real thing. It is time to end the hijacking of a cherished symbol of community unity and pride inspired by academic and athletic achievement to advertise … Read more
Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh: Defending the Employer Sanctions Law
I posted some pretty strong views on how effective the new employer sanctions law taking effect January 1st will be, and expressed concern about their impact on Arizona’s economy. State Representative Kavanagh, one of the sponsors of the sanctions bill here in Arizona, responded to my post and I invited him to respond to two … Read more
Peace On Earth, Goodwill Towards All
"Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is dynamism. peace is generosity. It is a right and it is a duty."— Archbishop Oscar Romero "I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."— Shirin … Read more
Navelgazing News on the Stemwinding Stump
I hate housekeeping (as my wife, Lauren, will ruefully affirm…), so I’m going to get a bunch of it out of the way in one go. First, I had to disable the Odiogo listen feature (hopefully) temporarily. I know from usage stats that many of you enjoyed the feature, but it was causing freezes for … Read more
Pima County Election Integrity Public Hearings
Please see the Election Integrity Homepage for complete coverage and the latest news. Pima County held some public meetings following the trial to which the public was invited to express their views and make suggestions. Interestingly, the public hearings were set during the pendancy of Judge Miller’s verdict. I wonder how much of the motive … Read more
UPDATED! Giffords and Mitchell Vote to Continue Funding Iraq War Without Conditions, Again
Link: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 1186. I can’t begin to express my disappointment with the comportment of these two Democrats. Their own political convenience continues to remain a higher priority than forcing Bush to bring our troops in Iraq home. I want to hold CD 5 and 8 as much as any other … Read more
Pima County Election Integrity Homepage
"If the GEMS system had been deliberately designed to enable covert vote manipulation without detection, it could hardly be more open to undetected covert manipulation." -Bruce O’Dell, Founder, US Count Votes The Pima Democratic Party website is hosting an archive of case related primary materials that is a great resource. The site … Read more
