Had to laugh today at Pima County Democratic Party chairman Vince Rabago’s explanation of why the Democrats didn’t field a mayoral candidate.
As Rob O’Dell of the morning daily reports:
Rabago said there’s not as much energy in this race as in 2005 for the Democrats because the party now has a solid majority on the council, whereas in 2005 they were the minority with three seats out of seven on the council.
There is also not one big, driving emotional issue this year, Rabago said, unlike 2005 when outrage from the raising of the garbage fee inflamed the passions of voters.
Last time we checked, that garbage fee was still in place, despite the fact that, as Rabago points out, the Democrats now control the council and the 2005 candidates, Nina Trasoff and Karin Uhlich, railed against it. Funny how that’s no longer an issue, isn’t it?
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2007.
Hey Jim, this is totally off-topic, but I heard they’re going to completely raze the Biosphere II and put tract houses there. Is this true?
Are you kidding? Hell yeah it’s true. Can you direct me to press on what the value of keeping Bio2 around? Seems like experiment gone dry. Is the land particularly valuable ecologically?
I’m with you Jim Nintzel, what the heck happened to the big, bad, trash issue? And that sin tax? Whatever it takes to get elected, i guess.
Actually, Tortillas, everything the UA is saying indicates they’ll keep Biosphere 2 around while developers build around it. So, as of now, it’s safe.
For the moment. Again, what’s is the worth of this “thing”? We continue to knock down buildings with real architectural value and we’re to care for this building, why?