Entries Tagged as 'Rose Mofford'

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Cat Slowly Exits Transparent Bag

A certain Samuel Pearson Goddard III, also known by the alias “Terry,” has filed an exploratory run for governor. The web page for his explorations is up too.
Since everyone knew this would happen, it is my job to make this interesting by harping on some minor facts.
Goddard’s campaign chairwoman is former Arizona Cantaloupe Queens pitcher [...]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Goddard as Acting Governor?

With Jan Brewer’s impending vacation and a budget waiting for either a signature or a veto, I got a call wondering if an appointed secretary of state can be an “acting governor.” As many of us know, an appointed secretary of state can’t be appointed governor in the case of a permanent vacancy. We last [...]

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Irony Board

On last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow did a short bit on how Janet Napolitano’s impeding promotion will leave Arizona with a Republican governor. Maddow noted that we should learn to pay attention to rules about gubernatorial succession.
Of course, before a snarky little comment like that, Dr. Maddow should take a look at the recent history [...]

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Like many capitol watchers, I have a question: is Jack Harper the least bit interested in doing anything about problems at the State Veteran’s Home, or does he just see this as a way to throw partisan darts?
Today’s hearing of the joint committee looking into troubles at the home featured testimony of Alan Stephens, the Governor’s [...]

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