Politics – A necessary evil
Many, maybe even MOST, Americans say they have no interest in politics.
After all, it’s a dirty business and we’re all busy living our lives and taking care of business.
Yet, all Americans 18 and over should VOTE, and voting responsibly means getting a little dirty understanding politics and what politicians have in mind for your future and present life.
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Winning Through Douchebaggery
The coronation by the Republican party of the creative hair comber and the exit of John Kasich herald a new era of politics nearing fruition in the United States. The remaining step is the election of a spectacularly unqualified person to the most powerful office in the world. Despite the smug confidence of Democrats everywhere,…
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If The Mouth Is Moving
If you haven’t seen the American version of “House of Cards” on Netflix, you should find a way to check it out. The parallels to real world US politics are chilling and it’s highly entertaining. Watch a couple episodes and you’ll be convinced that deception is the true art of politics. If a politician’s mouth is moving… It’s The Truth,…
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Westgate Parking Garage
There are plans afoot for Glendale to build a $46 million Westgate parking garage. Critics of the parking garage project abound.
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Rules Aren’t for Hirsch
You would think receiving a letter that levied a $75,000 fine against your organization would get your attention and maintain it for awhile. In the case of the chairman and treasurer of three Glendale political committees? Not so much. File The Reports Independent expenditure (IE) and political action committees (PAC) must file campaign finance reports for every…
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As a Matter of Fact, Facts Matter
There’s a bit of misinformation floating around that should be cleared up. Coyotes and Glendale Payments The following from a local blog: The Coyotes payment of $1M bond and the city quarterly arena management payment of $3.75M are linked together and are to be paid concurrently. Neither has been paid to date. The Coyotes paid…
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Glendale Budget – Inter-Fund Loan Balance Disappears
The Glendale City Council approved the upcoming budget with a 5-2 vote. It’s a “balanced budget”, soon to be flashed around like a badge of honor in upcoming re-election bids by at least two of the people that voted for it. The major component of the current budget strategy involved removing, from the liability side, $39M of loans made…
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Glendale Public Speaking Violation for Harris?
We offered some answers to some narrowly celebrated criticism levelled by Justin Harris against Glendale First! involvement in recall activities for Glendale councilmembers Tolmachoff and Turner. He objected to wording in the 200 word summary on the recall petitions that emphasized the lack of public safety spending and poor response times. Officially Representing Glendale Police Mr. Harris is a Glendale police…
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Hirsch Monologue Ignores Facts
Glendale mayor Weiers opened the citizen comment portion (3:55 on video) of the June 23 Glendale (AZ) City Council meeting explaining the comment rules, including: Personal attacks against councilmembers, city staff, are just simply are not allowed. He continues: We will have a time limit tonight so it’s three minutes per person, we have a timer up…