A Layman’s View of the Trial’s Aftermath

by David Safier When I wrote a post after the election integrity trial and before Judge Miller’s ruling (A Layman’s View of the Election Integrity Trial), I tried to predict how he would rule based on my assessment of his intellect and temperament. I was close. Judge Miller ruled that databases the Democrats are seeking … Read more

BlogForArizona Best of 2007

I took a look back at what I have written here at BlogForArizona in 2007. Some is eminently forgettable and ephemeral, but a lot is actually still worth reading. Following are some of the ‘still worth reading’ category in no particular chronological order. It may seem like a goodly amount of material to you, but … Read more

Dan Spahr is a Jingo

Many of you probably don’t even know who Dan Spahr is. That’s a symptom of his less-than-memorable campaign for Ward 4 City Council against Shirley Scott. Once he was quite-predictably crushed at the polls, I never expected to give him another thought, unless he got it into his head to take on another kamikaze political … Read more

Arizona Wildcats Basketball

Link: Arizona Wildcats Basketball – Mahalo. I don’t even have a category on my blog for sports. Frankly, unless there is the strong possibility of injury to the participants, I really couldn’t care less about sports. I like mixed martial arts, sumo, and out-takes of any sport where someone humiliates or seriously injures themselves. I … Read more

How To Paint ‘A’ Mountain White

Now that Democrats have unquestionable control of the Tucson City Council, it is time to take a stand against allowing facile public displays of patriotism to substitute for the real thing. It is time to end the hijacking of a cherished symbol of community unity and pride inspired by academic and athletic achievement to advertise … Read more