Rum, Romanism and Rebellion

I haven’t posted in a couple of days. No particular reason for this. Nothing nefarious going on, really. I got an e-mail from one guy who, I think, was trying to assign motives to my absence. At one point, I hope tongue in cheek, he wondered if I had taken a job with Fox News.
Well, […]

Caught this story in the Arizona Republic on Saturday. It is actually a shorter version of a longer story that ran in the Los Angeles Times. The shortened story left out some details and things were a bit confusing as a result.
Here is what stood out for me. The case in question regards a very […]

I’m trying to run down a few things, but I have two ideas for posts. That is pretty good, isn’t it?
Here is something to chew on in the mean time:
Bill Staples is not only the Pima County Assessor, but he is also a complete sentence. Believe It Or Not!

I recieved a missive from Regina Romero’s campaign that she will be voting at one of our city’s early voting poling locations over at City Hall. The release fails to note whether she will be voting for herself, or for opponent Ken Green.
Early voting begins today, and can be done either at the City Hall at […]

A friend of mine (yeah, I actually have them) was talking to me about the Star’s unwillingness to endorse in primaries. Believe it or not, one of the reasons that some Star employees have given for not doing so is they don’t want to be “partisan.” No explanation of how endorsing in general elections would be […]

Robert Murray would make an excellent Republican candidate.
Why?
Well, in yesterday’s briefing regarding the tragic events at the mine he owns in Utah, he denied the mounting scientific evidence that the mine collapse was not caused by an earthquake. Then, he took the opporitunity to deflect any criticism by attacking labor unions, environmentalists, foreigners and the […]

I love looking for fissures among the Republicans as much as the next guy. Heck, I try to encourage such things. Then I go and get a bucket of popcorn and watch the fun. I’m thinking of calling them as home, “Hey, I saw Tim Bee talking smack about you at the bus stop…”
The Yellow […]

Today is the feast of St. Cajetan. Although born wealthy, Cajetan was a fierce advocate for the poor, going after his age’s equivalent of payday lenders. He was a popular saint among the early Jesuit  missionaries in our region, and his name is on both a mission (San Cayetano de Calabazas) and the San Cayetano mountains that […]

The Star ran an editorial a couple of weeks ago urging citizens to get registered and file for early ballots because, gosh darnit all, this election is muy importante.
(They didn’t really say it that way. Heaven forbid the Star use a bit of Spanish in their editorials for fear of causing apoplexy in the likes of […]

The main reason, at least as reported by our dailies, for John Kromko’s truncated campaign for mayor is that he didn’t believe he could raise the money for a run.
Eh? We have a public finance system for elections in Tucson. Yes, it is a matching fund system, but I find it hard to believe that […]

I failed to note that last week Greg Patterson over at Espresso Pundit summed up my feelings about the news helicopter crash up in Phoenix. What “news” were they really covering? Was it really worth dying for? That these sorts of risks are taken and resources are put on the line for nothing more than sensationalism is particularly […]

John Kromko has told the Tucson Weekly’s Jim Nintzel that he will not be running for mayor after all.
Here I was ready to do a whole post on the technicalities of his race. Geez.

Word has gotten back from me from the National Conference of State Legislatures meeting in Boston that our own Steve Farley has been using much of his free time riding the local public transit system. No word on what happened when the conductor told him “one more nickel.”
NB - So, my New England Revolution haven’t lost […]

Yesterday, former State Representative John Kromko filed to run as a write-in candidate for the Green Party’s nomination for Mayor. Apparently, presumptive Green nominee Dave Croteau is planning on dropping out.
The Greens fall under the city’s “new party” rules (they didn’t run any candidates in the last city election), which means that if Kromko manages […]

So, what left-wing defeatocrat said this?
None of you should believe we are winning this war. There is no evidence that we are winning this war.
So, who was this? Cindy Sheehan? Howard Dean? Barack Obama?
Nope, it was Newt Gingrich.

Last night, Coconino County Democrats met to decide what three names to forward to the Board of Supervisors when they select a replacement for the recently resigned State Representative Ann Kirkpatrick.
The folks they picked were:
Flagstaff City Councilmember Kara Kelty - Kelty was the top vote getter. She has had a variety of jobs in Flagstaff including […]

So, my mom is watching C-SPAN the other day (yes, she’s one of THOSE), and she sees one of these endless motions to recommit or some such thing. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was elsewhere, so the chamber was presided over by Tammy Baldwin.
“The gentleman from New Mexico, you have two minutes…the gentleman from New Mexico…the gentleman […]

Roll Call reports that Rick Renzi will anounce this month whether or not he will seek re-election. The article is only available with a too-expensive subscription to the publication, so here are a few paragraphs:
Embattled Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) tapped down speculation Thursday that he is telling his allies that he will not seek re-election […]

This blogging gig can be a weird vocation. People who, at least in politics, would never give me the time of day drop me hints and tips. I know that in some cases, I am being used, and in other cases (most of them) the information isn’t all that interesting or is something I already […]

Some baboso decided to use a year old post on here to take a few potshots at local political consultant Andrew Meyers and his best girl, Lauren Harmon. I can’t exactly complain about someone pitching stones at folks when I do it all the time. Heck, it is a big part of the reason why […]