Tuesday, May 24th, 2005...9:21 am
Oooh yes…a political blog…
So…yesterday I officially started a blog, Ted’s Polish-Mexican Page, and I may as well have a “political” blog to go with it. What the heck.
You need to know my politics first, eh?
I’ve been in political life since I was 14, when I worked on the losing re-election effort for Rep. James McNulty (D-Bisbee). From then on, I was a volunteer for numerous campaigns, most notably for Corporation Commissioner Richard Kimball, who lost a race for the US Senate against some guy named John McCain. The shallowness of that race caused Kimball to want to see what he could do to elevate the dialog, an effort that eventually led to Project Vote Smart.
I worked as a paid staffer for the campaigns of Corporation Commissioner Renz Jennings (we won that one), General Wesley Clark (lost, but I was the only one to carry a county for him) and also for the Arizona Democratic Party.
I also was a candidate for the obscure and not always existing office of Pima County Charter Committee back in the last century.
Basically, I’m left of center, but not left enough for my lefty friends. I’m opposed to the death penalty, but okay with most gun ownership. I think people should have the right to organize unions, but I am pro-free trade (when its actually free trade though). In other words, I am as ideologically muddled as most.
I can’t guarantee copious posts on here. But, poke around and see what I say.
2 Comments
May 24th, 2005 at 10:20 am
i am not much of a political person all though i do vote and feel everyone should. i learned a lot about politics from the dukes of hazzard. if you want to watch the trailer to the upcoming movie jump on over to http://www.mythmker.blogspot.com
May 25th, 2005 at 10:57 pm
Muddled is good. It means there’s hope for us all.