Entries from February 2006

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Just to Make It Complete, Let’s Build It On a Deed Restricted Lot

A few years back, the University of Arizona allowed the family of Kemper Marley to donate a load of money to have a building named for him. Ironically, it was around the same time that the University was threatening to close the School of Journalism. If you miss out on why that is funny, click [...]

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

She’s Too Conservative, No Wait, She’s Too Liberal…

I’ve been involved in this silliness long enough that I should be long past the point where I can expect constistency.
For example, I worked for Sam Coppersmith’s Senate race in 1994. Coppersmith was assailed by Dick Mahoney for being some sort of conservative sell-out. Mahoney even ran one ad where Coppersmith’s mustache went [...]

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Hayworth in Trouble? Gee, That’s Too Bad.

Daily Kos and Wactivist are reporting some internal DCCC numbers that look very bad for J. D. Hayworth. I know, it will drive all of us into a funk.
Here are some numbers:
Larry King 37%
Rep. J. D. Hayworth 44%
Sen. Harry Mitchell 43%
Hayworth 42%
Sen. Chuck Blanchard 41%
Hayworth 40%
What the heck is that all about?
King is an [...]

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Kathleen Dunbar: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Here I thought that after her crushing, soul destroying, id hammering 61-39 defeat at the hands of Karin Uhlich, I would never have to write about Kathleen Dunbar again. Well, I wrote a few gloaty posts, but I thought she was done, finished, kaput, terminado.
No such luck.
Some of you may remember that during the last [...]

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Tempe Abnormal

Just to show that once in a while, even I can be wrong and I recognize that, I made an error, a faux pas, in my post about the State Treasurer’s race. I said that Laura Knaperek was a possible candidate for Senate in District 17.
I heard from my legion of fans. They [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Cut Off One Head, and Two Will Take Its Place

As I noted yesterday, Jim Nintzel mentioned this blog (as well as Espresso Pundit) as a source that was saying that State Treasurer David Petersen’s political career was sputtering towards its cessation. In one of those instances of “Man, deadlines suck!”, Petersen announced that he was not running ’round about the time that Nintzel’s Tucson [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

To Which Mr. Bourn Responded, “My Testicles Are None of Your Business.”

Local developer Don Bourn, from an article in this morning’s Arizona Daily Star:
“A lot of my development friends say ‘your nuts,’ ” he said, although he stressed he is still committed to the project.

I have a lot of trouble getting my students to avoid confusing possessive pronouns with contractions, but of course they are working [...]

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

It’s a Prezelski Trifecta

There are three items in today’s Skinny, and all three include either me or my brother. Oh, and my Mom is in one.
What Jim, you don’t like my Dad or something?
Soon, all will be Prezelski. Klaatu barada nikto.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Eli Segal

Eli Segal, the attorney and entrepreneur who concieved and shepherded AmeriCorps and Welfare-to-Work, died Monday. Segal was a man who believed making the nation a better place is the highest calling, and he did so with dignified and patient force. Former Bill Clinton aide Bruce Reed has a tribute to him in [...]

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

SEIU Press Conference

SEIU staged a press conference in the lobby of the County Administration building yesterday morning to make their case that county employees have the right to vote on “meet and confer” status.
One of the speakers was long time labor stalwart Charlie Salaz, a member of SOAR and the chairman of the District 29 Democratic Club. [...]

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