BlogForArizona Predictions for 2008
January 1, 2008
With 2008 upon us, I feel moved to make some wildly improbable predictions and some more-or-less reasonable guesses about how history will unfold in the coming year. I think maybe 10% of my predictions for 2007 arguably came to pass, at least by the lax standards applied to the vague utterances of a Nostradamus. I’m
Daisy Explains the Immigration Issue
January 1, 2008
I was surprised to find that I couldn’t explain how the Right is using immigration as the latest wedge issue better than a cat. That’s right. A cat. Just watch: More good sense from cats…
Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll Endorses Salette Latas for Oro Valley Town Council
December 31, 2007
Today, Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll announced his support for Salette Latas in the race for one of three seats on the Oro Valley Town Council. This may be the beginning of a much-needed non-partisan alliance against the profligate give-away of our local tax base in the name of "economic development" in Arizona’s communities. Carroll,
A Layman’s View of the Trial’s Aftermath
December 31, 2007
by David Safier When I wrote a post after the election integrity trial and before Judge Miller’s ruling (A Layman’s View of the Election Integrity Trial), I tried to predict how he would rule based on my assessment of his intellect and temperament. I was close. Judge Miller ruled that databases the Democrats are seeking
BlogForArizona Best of 2007
December 30, 2007
I took a look back at what I have written here at BlogForArizona in 2007. Some is eminently forgettable and ephemeral, but a lot is actually still worth reading. Following are some of the ‘still worth reading’ category in no particular chronological order. It may seem like a goodly amount of material to you, but
Dan Spahr is a Jingo
December 29, 2007
Many of you probably don’t even know who Dan Spahr is. That’s a symptom of his less-than-memorable campaign for Ward 4 City Council against Shirley Scott. Once he was quite-predictably crushed at the polls, I never expected to give him another thought, unless he got it into his head to take on another kamikaze political
Arizona Wildcats Basketball
December 28, 2007
Link: Arizona Wildcats Basketball – Mahalo. I don’t even have a category on my blog for sports. Frankly, unless there is the strong possibility of injury to the participants, I really couldn’t care less about sports. I like mixed martial arts, sumo, and out-takes of any sport where someone humiliates or seriously injures themselves. I
How To Paint ‘A’ Mountain White
December 28, 2007
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
