Shooting Doves on 9/11
September 6, 2006
Occasionally, something comes to represent and reveal far more that was ever intended by it’s authors. I believe that this is one of those things. How could you possibly summarize everything that is wrong about the Republican Party more poetically than a GOP candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction who invites supporters to go dove
Drinking Liberally 9/7
September 6, 2006
It is time once again for Liberals to attend that institute of higher citizenship we call Drinking Liberally. As usual we will be meeting on Thursday evening starting at 6pm at The Shanty in downtown Tucson at 4th Avenue and 9th Street at the underpass. This week, we are hosting two special guests, Democratic candidates
Navigation and Features
September 6, 2006
Readership has grown three-fold over the last month as we ramp into the election season. I assume many who visit are coming for the first time, and may not be familiar with the layout. Welcome to you all. I hope you find some news or views that cheer you and made your day more pleasant.
Action Alert – National Call-In to Stop the Surveillance
September 5, 2006
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued an action alert on two bills in Congress seeking to legalize, post-facto, the Bush wiretapping operations ruled unconstitutional by a Federal District Court last month. Please reach out to your elected representatives and let them know your opinion. EFF is a great organziation. If you are not already a
Ecolanguage Videos
September 5, 2006
Every wonder how to get your idiot Republican brother-in-law to understand that he got screwed by Bush’s tax cuts? Well, wonder no longer. Just sit him down at the computer and show him this excellent graphical explanation by Moving Symbol at ecolanguage.com. Now, you want to show why privatizing Social Security by investing in the
Labor Relations on Labor Day
September 4, 2006
Seems that an overly enthusiastic Gabby volunteer took a step over the line in preparing the Pima Democratic Party newsletter announcing the Labor Day AFL-CIO/PALF picnic. The volunteer very clearly implied that the event was a Pima Democratic Party event and that that the Party was endorsing the listed candidates. Join us at Reid Park
The Gabby Gaggle
September 4, 2006
I really don’t get what everyone is squawking about over Weiss’ criticism of Gabby’s legislative record. All Patty did was use some statistics on Gabby’s voting record crunched by her staff, and made a very theatrical, and somewhat hyperbolistic, pronouncement about what they found. I don’t think it was particularly well-done (and I would have
FEC Pre-Primary Report High-Lights Around Arizona
September 4, 2006
Note: I have arbitrarily decided to simply not talk about any campaign that hasn’t yet topped $50K. It’s not because they aren’t competitive, it’s because their little pile of money isn’t very interesting, and there are just too many of them. They are like baby sea turtles. They may make it to the ocean and
