Entries from November 2007

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Obamarama

Barack Obama’s Tucson office is having a grand opening tommorrow at six. The office is located in Midway Buisiness Park, 4500 E Speedway, Suite 26/27.
F. Ann Rodriguez and Karin Uhlich are scheduled to attend.
The event is scheduled for the same time as the New England Revolution take on Obama’s hometown team, the Chicago Fire, for […]

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

A Thorn to Them, I Guess

One of the things that bothers me about coverage of political stories is the “plague on both their houses” attitude that seems to emerge when there is a negative campaign. This happens whether or not the attacks are substantive, or even whether or not both campaigns are engaged in it.
Take the Rodney Glassman - Lori […]

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

You Like Me, You Really Like Me

I hadn’t acknowledged it yet, but Sunday’s Arizona Republic featured a story on blogs and included this one as one of three “must reads.” Of course, this is an indication of good taste and refinement on the part of our state’s leading daily and paper of record.
Here is the suprising part:
Barrett Marson, spokesman for House […]

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Lawyers, No Guns, but Some Money

The first official salvo in next year’s Pima County Attorney race has been fired. A group called Citizens for Justice has been formed and has put together a website detailing what they see as problems with Barbara Lawall’s stewardship of her office. The allegations are well sourced, with all of them being presented as articles […]

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

That’s Pan Meksikański to You, Pal!

In a stuning upset, Michael Nowakowski defeated Laura Pastor for a Phoenix City Council seat.
Look for this to mean an epic battle between Nowakowski and my brother for leadership at the next meeting of the Arizona Council of Polish-Mexican Elected Officials.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Hmm…Better Luck Next Time

Wow…I guess the innuendos about Rodney Glassman’s family, e-mailed whispering campaigns and stupid doll stunts worked. They kept his total to less than that all important 61% level.
Good job fellas.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

There’s an Elephant in the Room

In a couple of hours, I’ll be going to the election night party that the Democrats are holding. After the last two elections, we Democrats have been treated (and I use the term loosely) to appearances by Republican officials. Both the 2005 and 2006 elections were fantastic nights for Democrats, no doubt they wanted to […]

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Last Minute Endorsement

See, when you don’t check your e-mails for a while, you miss out. This was a gem that sat unread in my mailbox since Friday:
Some of you may think this unusual, but I would like you to vote for Beryl Baker in the Ward 1 Tucson City Council election? Let’s talk straight for a moment. […]

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Election Day!

Today is election day! Get out there and vote!
Since it is election day, R-Cubed will be engaging in a “news blackout” this morning. This is in the public interest. Either that, or I would have to admit that I have no idea what to write this morning.

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Another for the “Um, Yeah…” File

There was yet another interview with voters in a Godforsaken milltown in New Hampshire, because these folks have been selected by Providence to tell the rest of us which presidential candidates to vote for. Yep, because the voters of New Hampshire are just better quality Americans than those of us consigned to live in warmer […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Youth Hostile

Years ago, when I was running for the exalted positon of Pima County Charter Committee, I was invited to speak at a Republican club meeting in Green Valley. I was invited because the office was non-partisan. This was during the race between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. At the meeting, a State Representative who was […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Um, Yeah

Every election, there are those “for and against” arguments in the publicity pamphlets that detail the ballot propositions. These are written by folks willing to pay a fee.
Apparently, they are written by anyone willing to pay a fee. For those who missed it, here is one “for” Proposition 200 by Raquel Baranow. I have not […]

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