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Well Hank, That’s Exactly Right…

Friday, October 21, 2011

So, he “guarantees” she has four grandchildren. Was there ever doubt? Pretty enthusiastic, given I hear he hadn’t met Jennifer Rawson or Ted Vogt before that night.

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Because We All Hold the Legislature in Such High Esteem

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Well, a couple of our state lawmakers will reportedly be at the city council meeting today. Yep, Ted Vogt and Vic Williams will be making an appearance. Why? Specifically, I don’t know. I’m absolutely sure it has nothing to do with Vogt’s brother running for city council and Williams’s coveting Ann Day’s seat when she [...]

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The Responsible, Reasonable People

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

An argument you hear from folks who want to ditch Clean Elections is that the far right has been empowered by the system, and the only way the calm, cool heads of the country club wing of the party can once again assert control when they are back in charge of the money to Republican [...]

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Golly, Would You Look At That

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A few days ago, I mentioned Ted Vogt’s attempt to mess with the city’s ability to do all-mail elections. One frequent Republican commenter on here said that Vogt’s amendment meant nothing of the kind and I was just being “paranoid.” Well, as it turns out, that’s exactly what Vogt intended. Come on Walt, admit I [...]

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But Those Are Our People

Thursday, April 21, 2011

I’ve been having some fun with the continued hand-wringing from local Republicans about Tucson’s plans to make our elections a nearly entirely vote by mail affair (given how many of us already vote by mail, it won’t be a change for most Tucson voters). Local Republican pooh-bah Brian Miller tried to connect this with voter [...]

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Freshman Democrat Proposes Measure to Save Money, Help Veterans

Thursday, February 10, 2011

After the jump is a release about HB 2651, a bill introduced by freshman Democrat Ruben Gallego. The bill will make it easier for veterans to connect with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to recieve health benefits, which would also result in a savings for AHCCCS. The bill is sponsored by a bi-partisan line up: [...]

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