Entries from December 2005

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

More Year in Review

Another list!
This is a list of the top people who have been mentioned on my blog since May. There have been a total of 194 posts, with 523 people mentioned over that time.

Councilmember Kathleen Dunbar – 32 Mentions
Councilmember Fred Ronstadt – 24 Mentions
Governor Janet Napolitano – 20 Mentions
Councilmember Karin Uhlich – 19 Mentions
Rep. Raúl Grijalva [...]

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Year In Review

It’s New Years Eve Eve…which means I should do a year-end wrap of some sort. But, rather than carefully thought out, long-view analysis, instead, I’ll just do a top 10 list. I figure that’s what all of the credentialed “journalists” are doing these days anyway.
These are my top 10 posts, judged by the number of [...]

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Monsignor Edward Ryle

We beseech thee, Master, to be our helper and protector. Save the afflicted among us; have mercy on the lowly; raise up the fallen; appear to the needy; heal the ungodly; restore the wanderers of thy people; feed the hungry; ransom our prisoners; raise up the sick; comfort the faint-hearted.
St. Clement of Rome

Monsignor Edward Ryle [...]

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

He’s Not Racist, Just an Accused Child Molester and a Paranoid Egomaniac

Today’s Tucson Weekly has an article on Chris Simcox, leader of the so-called “Minuteman” militia movement. It is worth a read, and if you have time, it is also worth reading the longer report on Simcox’s past that has been published by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The report raises a number of questions about Simcox’s [...]

Monday, December 26th, 2005

And to You Too, Lady

Some gophers told me that Christine Toretti-Olson will not be running for congress in CD 8. Her husband, Lute Olson, apparently put the kibosh on it. If this is true, it makes sense given his past preferences. Olson is at heart, a Republican, but he is registered as an independent. He tries to stay out [...]

Sunday, December 25th, 2005

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Weselych Swiat

¡Feliz navidad y prospero año nuevo!
Na szczescie, na zdrowie z Wigilia!
And, of course, to Bill O’Reilly, Season’s Greetings.

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

Lorraine Frank

Lorraine Frank, appointed to the State Board of Regents last year by her protege Janet Napolitano, died yesterday at the age of 82.
Frank had been an important figure in the civic and political life of this state, working to get arts programs into many rural schools as well as serving as Democratic National Committeewoman for [...]

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Not Much of a Base, Izzit?

Just for grins, scroll down and check out the “Supporters” entry on the front page of Don Goldwater’s campaign site.
Here I thought that setting up Christmas decorations and deciding on napkin colors for the Department of Administration would result in a much stronger political base. Shows how I was wrong.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

And in Other News, ASU Fans Have Some Great Ideas About Lute’s Starting Lineup

Emil Franzi has an article in the Northwest Explorer which crowns Jeff Latas as the probable Democratic nominee in Congressional District 8. He complains about the “shallow commentary” that the local media has given the Democratic field. Yeah, I agree on that one. Trouble is, he then rates Latas’s abilities as a candidate entirely [...]

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Blatant Localism

Some of my myriad fans tell me they are waiting with baited breath for my opinions and or predictions on the “race” to replace Sen. Gabrielle Giffords.
Truth to tell: I have no idea what the heck is going on.
I know this much, if the supes thought there were three solid votes for any of [...]

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