How To Become a Local Political Power Broker Using 15 Simple Strategies
Everyone likes to be appreciated and sought after, and one way to make that happen is to wield political influence and power. However, some folks in local politics go about seeking power and influence in negative ways; by withholding information, excluding others, playing head-games, and generally making life unpleasant for everyone. All of us know … Read more
The Pima County Election Integrity Blues
Please see the Election Integrity Homepage for complete coverage and the latest news. The Democratic Party’s Election Integrity Committee has been locking horns with Pima County over the security of the elections systems used in local elections. The result has been a protracted lawsuit that is trying to get access to public election records and … Read more
Democratic Deputy Whip Gets a Tongue Lashing on Impeachment
An interesting debate on impeachment sums up the cock-eyed view of the issue from the belt-way Democrats in Congress. In a heated exchange Thursday with liberal radio host Ed Schultz, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the deputy Democratic whip, said the party, which dramatically swept into power last year, was more focused on "other priorities". … Read more
Mitchell crosses party line on tax plan. Again.
Link: Mitchell votes against House tax relief package. Harry Mitchell has just proven himself to be conclusively uninterested in middle class tax relief. He justified his support for making permanent Bush’s massive estate and capital gains tax giveaways to the wealthy by pointing out that some crumbs may fall into middle-class citizens’ pockets. Now he … Read more
Which Half Are You?
The title of this post won’t make any sense until the end of this video:
A Tucson and Phoenix Municipal Election Yawn
Snoozers. That is the consensus regarding the municipal election this year. There is really very little learn from these races other than how deeply voters seem not to give a crap. Here in Tucson we rang up a whoppingly pathetic, though not unprecedented, 26% turnout. Sad. But the Phoenix run-offs generated a mind-bogglingly low 22% … Read more
The Arizona Delegation’s Vote on Cheney’s Impeachment Resolution
Link: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 1037. A ‘YES‘ vote on the ‘motion to table’ (vote 1037) was a vote to permanently dispose of the resolution without action: in other words, not to even consider or debate the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in our executive office by our Vice President. A "NO" vote … Read more
