A hundred grand would buy a lot of diapers or prenatal checkups.
The Arizona Advocacy Network Foundation has helpfully provided a review of the 2008 ballot measures. There are pro and con arguments on each one and they list major donors on either side.
I was startled to read that a major contributor to the constitutional ban on gay marriage initiative is Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix. […]
County Attorney Forum
The Men’s Anti-Violence Network (MAN), part of the Arizona Foundation for Women, is sponsoring an issue forum featuring Maricopa County Attorney candidates Andrew Thomas (R - incumbent), Tim Nelson (D), and Michael Kielsky (L). The forum will focus on the issue of domestic violence. Thomas has an atrociuos record on DV and Nelson is making […]
My Friday party fun is thwarted.
I just realized the LD20 Clean Elections Debates are the exact same time as the Obama-McCain Debate on the 26th. It’s not even a choice for me. I’m going to represent for my local peeps at the ASU Technical Center in Tempe. Democrat Rae Waters will be vying against John McComish and Jeff Dial for […]
This is too good not to share
That’s my good friend Lauren Kuby, morphed into Sarah Palin by the adept photoshoppers at her office. Lauren says they changed her lipstick but under the hairline it’s all her. Tomorrow’s her birthday and she will spend it canvassing with yours truly down in LD20.
“This is 911 Emergency. If you are a resident of Guadalupe, thank you for holding while the Sheriff pouts.”
Unbelievable. I was at the Maricopa County Supervisor’s meeting yesterday, when the board members in attendence voted 3 to 1 to cut off police services to Guadalupe. I didn’t witness the vote because I was stuck outside, as Sheriff’s deputies blocked the entrance to the public meeting due to the safety concerns of the Cowardly Stooges […]
Kinda hard to drown it in the bathtub now, isn’t it?
Edit: I misread the chart on job growth. It’s for the Tucson metro area, not the state. But my point still stands about Republican economic policies. Tax cuts have a way of leading to bigger government. Here is an excellent explanation of why that is: http://www.jonathanrauch.com/jrauch_articles/cut_taxes_grow_gover/index.html
Thanks to a commenter on Tedski’s blog, kralmajales, for this link. http://ebr.eller.arizona.edu/presentations/MidYear_Forecast_Update_2008.pdf
Those un-American […]
Primary votes ain’t cheap in Mesa
The SOS site has a new feature that lets you compare candidate expenditures side by side. I’m goofing around on it, calculating what a vote is worth these days in various lege districts. http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CompareCommitteesSearchCandidate.aspx
Let’s take the LD 18 Senate race, where Russell Pearce was opposed by well-funded Kevin Gibbons. Gibbons spent $63,502.60 and got a […]