An opinion that bears repeating after Arizona’s election results Tuesday.The following was originally Published February 13 There’s an old observation in politics that just about anyone who gets elected to anything starts seeing themselves being President of the United States. After Goldwater, Udall, Babbitt and McCain that may not be true for Arizonans but you get the point. But it … Read More
Why the Elephants are Dancing: Understanding the November 2014 Election
By Bill McInturff Public Opinion Strategies’ Election Night Poll shows the 2014 election was defined by major dissatisfaction about the direction of the country, the economy, and President Obama: 1. On Election Day, roughly two-thirds (65%) of voters said the country is headed off on the wrong track. 2. The weekend before the election 64% of voters said they were … Read More
In Need Of A New Consultant Class
As nearly always New York Times’ Columnist David Brooks made one think Tuesday about the numbing and dumbing of American elections. Here is a link. He assigns blame to political consultant sameness indicting the Mitt Romney presidential campaign among others for a lack of ideas and imagination. It is deserved. Poll driven campaigns are inherently reactive, almost like trench warfare, … Read More
Valley History Being Created As It Goes Away
Wringing hands likely doesn’t do justice to the exercise of Valley old-timers these days. Pinnacle Peak Patio and Greasewood Flat in Scottsdale are going away next year. Today we learned Monti’s La Casa Vieja, the oldest restaurant in Arizona, is closing in just two weeks. And this follows the closure of landmark Mexican restaurant Tia Rosa’s in Mesa. Well, at … Read More
Peoria Wants Glendale To Squeal Like A Pig
As the conventional Arizona wisdom goes, the City of Glendale is a bunch of suckers. That’s what has caused their financial turmoil people say. Whether one is a sexy Dodger, Cabela’s or Coyote open the kimono and let them have one’s way with scantily clad protections for Glendale taxpayers. History will determine if these decisions were wise and progressive with … Read More
Obama Likely To Be Most Destructive President to His Party in Mid-Terms In Recent Political History
by Glen Bolger. In the House, Richard Nixon’s the one. In the Senate, Bill Clinton has not stopped thinking about tomorrow. But both of them are about to be replaced in modern political history* by Barack Obama unless Election Day turns out far differently than projected. The category, Alex? Recent two-term Presidents who have done the most political damage to … Read More
Does Brnovich Make McCain A Marked Man?
John McCain’s deployment of so much left over presidential money in his 2010 Republican primary battle against J.D. Hayworth was designed to send a message: don’t mess with me. And while he won convincingly times have changed. McCain may well be the next Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, a perch from which to raise lots of money. But … Read More
Trent Franks Says NO to Prop 480
U. S. Representative Trent Franks Says NO to Prop 480, a 1.6 Billion Dollar Tax Increase In an Op-Ed piece published in today’s Arizona Republic, Rep. Trent Franks explained why Maricopa County Taxpayers cannot afford prop 480. You can read his entire statement below: Trent Franks: Health care already costs enough. Why is Maricopa County Integrated Health System piling on … Read More
Why I support Pam Kirby for Scottsdale School Board
By Paul Dembow Dear Fellow Paradise Valley Resident: As a Paradise Valley Town Councilman, I know how important strong leadership in government is. And as a father of five children — all of whom went to Scottsdale Unified School District schools — I am a strong believer in the power of quality education. Both reasons are why I’m supporting Pam … Read More
Shocking Opposition From Meyer On Right To Try
From Elect Bolick for Arizona Dear neighbors, Michigan recently became the fourth state to approve Right to Try. On election day, Arizona voters will have the chance make our state the fifth to do so by voting yes on Prop. 303. I support Right to Try; but my liberal opponent, Eric Meyer, opposes it. Right to Try was home-grown in … Read More