Rum, Romanism and Rebellion

The Arizona Republican Party site is back up! So I can get back to posting about something real instead of being petty by complaining about the pettiness of other folks.

The always classy Matt Salmon issued a statement on Jim Pedersen’s resignation as Arizona Democratic Party chairman:

“This institutionalized disorganization within the Arizona Democrat Party is why Republicans will win back the Governorship and Senator Kyl will be overwhelmingly re-elected next year. Pederson’s checkbook couldn’t buy Democrats victory last year, and won’t buy a Senate seat next year.”

Yes, Matt, it couldn’t “buy” a victory last year, but did in the election before that. Say, who was that loser that Janet Napolitano beat in that election?

And Matt, I may not be a big time political opperative like you are; I’m just one of those dumb ass Democrats. But, maybe you need to have an actual candidate before you start declaring that you will “win back the Governorship.” But what the heck do I know?

I like the complaints about the “disorganization” in the party. Well, that may be. But, instead of worrying about our disorganization, he should worry about getting a stable executive director, stopping public bloodletting at his conventions and quit putting out exaggerated figures about the number of volunteers they have. (40,000? Come on, Matt!)

An earlier badly punctuated press release took Pedersen to task for donating so much money to the Democratic Party. Glad to know that the Republicans are as angry about big money and politics as the rest of us are. I take it that this means that they will be helping us keep the Clean Elections System, right? (Eerie silence from the right side of the room…) Guys, are you still there?

They also tried to get some mileage from the fact that the Carpenters Union staged a protest against one of Jim Pedersen’s projects, unrelated to the party. Salmon said “From what we’ve seen of the Carpenters Union picketing his office, it sure appears that he is just like Ted Kennedy and other limousine liberals: they talk a good line, they just don’t walk it.” And Salmon can say this because the Republican Party has a very strong record of supporting organized labor.

I am smirking when I say that.

I keep reading these Republicans say how the Democrats are so negative. A quick perusal through their press releases and you would be hard pressed to find anything positive. Not their fault, really. Trying to be positive would leave them trying to find something, anything, constructive that Senator Kyl has done while he’s been in office. Much easier to go after Pedersen.

PS - Ever notice how Kyl claims to be up for every possible opening in DC? His folks even claimed he was under consideration for the Supreme Court. Gawd. I half expect to see a press release next time a receptionist position opens up at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.