Featured Letter to the Editor: Jason Alexander

Editor’s Note: this was in response to our earlier piece on the failed Dubauskas recall and we thought his observations deserved to be elevated above the comments section. Original article can be found here.

APG likes to say that policy debates are not grounds for recall, but wants to control the definition of what is policy vs ideology vs abuse of power. Every article you’ve written on the recall begins and ends with APG’s assessment of what counts as valid as a premise to your arguments against the recall. Dubauskas, along with her chaos colleagues, have delivered unprecedented blurring of those lines. The premise of your anti-recall arguments is nowhere near as lock-tight as you assume. Here’s one recent example: was Dubauskas acting on policy last week or was she electioneering from the dais against Zubia and Whitehead’s signs, while conveniently ignoring her bloc colleague Bob Littlefield’s and Nico PAC’s still standing campaign signs?

Ignoring this undeniable gray area, especially for a publication as savvy and thoughtful as APG, is itself unignorable. Every seasoned observer and reporter for 2 years has noted on the dysfunction of Scottsdale’s Council — except seemingly APG when discussing the merits of the recall. To short-change the merits of the recall to some as being only about grudges or ego is narrow, and seems guilty of the same accusations you make against Ishac.

 


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