David Safier After listening to the VP debates where Palin tossed around the word “maverick” like she was a Coca Cola exec throwing “Coke” into every other sentence, I figured it was time to revisit the meaning and implications of the term. The basic definition of “maverick” is an unbranded range animal. So when you wear it … Read more
by David Safier I allowed Constantin Querard, a political consultant for over a dozen candidates on the right wing of Arizona’s Republican party (including Al Melvin and Marilyn Zerull in LD-26 and David Gowan in LD-30), to have the last word in an earlier post. He stated his personal views on some political issues I … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) I’ve never been one to go after school districts for misspending funds. It tends to be a red herring used by people who are looking for an excuse not to give schools any more money. It seems to me, any multi-million dollar organization is going to have a certain amount of … Read more
by David Safier A few days ago, I wrote a post about Constantin Querard’s consultant position with three of our Southern Arizona candidates, Al Melvin and Marilyn Zerull in LD-26, and David Gowan in LD-30 (Phoenix Pol Runs Campaigns for Southern AZ Conservative Candidates). The assertion of the post was this: since Querard is running … Read more
by David Safier What do Al Melvin, Marilyn Zerull and David Gowan have in common? A few things, actually. They’re extreme right wing Republican candidates running for the state legislature, two in LD-26 (Melvin, Senate and Zerull, House) and one in LD-30 (Gowan, House). And their campaign consultant, strategy guru, flyer designer and talking point … Read more