Shadegg launches Bellweather Leadership Race
November 8, 2006
AZ Rep. Shadegg, re-elected comfortably last night, announced his bid for the Minority Leadership position in the reorganized House. Shadegg ran a dark horse leadership campaign to replace Tom DeLay as Majority Leader, losing to Rep. Boehner. Presumably, Shadegg will seek to re-launch the conservative revolution which swept him into office in 1994, his full
The Great State Victory
November 8, 2006
The headlines today are, of course, Democrats retaking the House, and likely the Senate (the AP has declared Webb the winner in VA, giving Dems the Senate). But equally important, and indicative of the deep political movement yesterday’s election represents, is the less heralded news that Democrats took 9 new state legislative chambers last night,
So this is what its like…
November 8, 2006
Sweet. I have (almost) nothing to say (yeah, right). I am beginning to wonder why Republicans even have blogs. What is there to talk about when you are no longer an oppressed, despised, ridiculed, and powerless minority, lacking any institutional voice, subject to the wicked whims of petty tyrants? Oh, yeah… what completely wicked bastards
Election Night
November 8, 2006
Just a few observations. There is a lot to digest this evening. WE WON!!! Bite it, Bush! We got the House, we likely have the Senate. We elected two new Democratic Congress members for Arizona. We didn’t succeed in ousting Jon Kyl or Dick Renzi. We had some close misses and some narrow victories at
Get Out There and Vote!
November 7, 2006
"People who don’t vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests." Edelman, Marian Wright Children’s Defense Fund Official (1939-)"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote." Nathan, George Jean American editor
Drinking Liberally Poll Party at the Trident
November 6, 2006
Drinking Liberally is having a Poll Party in Tucson at the Trident Saloon on election eve. Starting at 7 pm as the polls close, liberals will be gathering at the Trident at 2033 E. Speedway to bask in the glow of multiple big screen satellite TVs, access the many tubes of the internets via our
Wes Clarke Speaks Truth to Power
November 5, 2006
Wes Clarke, who endorsed Gabby Giffords for Congress recently (which is really about as surprising as revealing that lox go well with bagels), recently gave a speech about the importance of this election to American national security.
Clinton in the Park
November 4, 2006
I expected, having been delayed in writing about Bill Clinton’s rally in Reid Park for Pederson, to have found all the bloggy goodness already squeezed out of the event. But other than some brief mentions and a some quick notes on the action of the Bill/Janet/Jim show in Phoenix, I see nary a peep about
