Bob Lord

Bob has mostly wound down his 39-year career as a tax and business lawyer (with a 1-year interruption to run for Congress in 2008 (CD3), when he tried to unseat John Shadegg. Bob now serves as the senior advisor on tax policy for the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy Americans who believe the light taxation of America's rich is destabilizing our democracy, and as an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Bob has been writing for Blog For Arizona since late 2011, concentrating mostly on federal issues, with an occasional foray into Arizona state politics.

Skanky Booth Babes

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Posted by Bob Lord Okay, David was kinder and showed better taste than I. Here's another sample from Booth Babes.

Israel’s Elections: Hope Springs Eternal

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Posted by Bob Lord Just when many of us, myself included, were about to slam the door on any hope of sane policy coming from the Israeli government, logic and reason magically prevailed in the Israeli election yesterday. Salon has a good summary of the results here. The results were not entirely magical, as a weakened … Read more

Kate Gallego For Phoenix City Council

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Posted by Bob Lord Judged by how they affect our everyday lives, the votes we cast in local elections are the most important votes we cast. I’m supporting Kate Gallego for Phoenix City Council. Kate’s married to Ruben Gallego, but that’s besides the point. She had proven herself an effective leader when she was still Kate Widland. She … Read more

Great Speech, But It’s Time To Sober Up

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Posted by Bob Lord Natasha Leonard over at Salon puts out some really good stuff, IMHO. Today, she takes issue with Obama's proclamation of an "end to a decade of war": In his inauguration address Monday, President Obama proclaimed that a “decade of war is now ending.” Mere hours earlier, a U.S. drone dropped missiles over Yemen, … Read more

Pity Poor Phil Mickelson

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Posted by Bob Lord

It's irritating enough when we hear a plutocrat whine about his tax burden, but when a guy who has become fantastically wealthy playing golf does so, he ought to be facing jail time. 

I love the game of golf. I've been playing since I was 11, and introduced my sons to the game when they were 6. But I don't care all that much for golfers (except the ones I drink with after I play. I have a soft spot in my cold liberal heart for them). Golfers utterly fail to appreciate how fortunate they are to be playing golf on a regular basis. I especially don't care for pro golfers — not the ones who work in golf shops, but the ones you see on TV. They're insanely fortunate to accumulate unbelievable wealth doing something inherently frivolous, yet most come to see themselves as really important figures.

And they're rabidly conservative as a group. I read a golf digest article in 2004, where a poll of professional male golfers came out 64-0 in favor of Bush over Kerry. When a group's views are that uniform, something is wrong.

Enter Phil Mickelson.