David Safier

Conservatives Jump Ship: Kathleen Parker, Take 2

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by David Safier What, I’m quoting conservative columnist Kathleen Parker again? Favorably? We live in strange times, my friends. Today, Parker, who earned a truckload of virulent email for saying Sarah Palin is not fit to be VP, is now defending her fellow thoughtful conservative, Christopher Buckley, for saying he’s voting for Obama. Listen to … Read more

Fretting Over the Propositions?

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by David Safier No normal human being can possibly figure out the ballot propositions without help. I include myself as one of the befuddled homo sapiens. So it’s helpful that the Pima County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee has put together a list of recommendations on the propositions, with reasons for its choices. The Committee didn’t … Read more

D.C. Voucher Program Works . . . Not So Well

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by David Safier In last night’s debate, McCain touted the successes of the Washington D.C. voucher program. He’s a big supporter of vouchers, though he prefers to call it “School Choice” and avoid the V word whenever he can. But a post on Washington Monthly’s blog, Political Animal, says, not so fast. It seems the … Read more

Dalessandro a Democratic Pickup in LD-30?

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by David Safier LD-30 has been a pretty safe Republican district, until now. Andrea Dalessandro, the lone Democrat running for State House, has a fighting chance of taking one of the two seats. Even loyal Republican consultant Nathan Sproul lists LD-30 as vulnerable to a Democratic pickup. Republicans outnumber Democrats by a large margin in … Read more

GOP Runs Green Candidate to Siphon Off Dem Votes?

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by David Safier The Dry Heat has a story about a bogus Green Party candidate in LD-10 whose only purpose is to take votes away from Democrat Jackie Thrasher. The evidence? The “Green” candidate, Margarite Dale, was “a loyal GOPer who re-registered four days before the deadline to become a Green party member and candidate.” … Read more