The latest edition of Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable, featuring a look at how Newt is beating Mitt among Arizona Republicans, an examination of the legal fights over healthcare in the state and partisan elections in Tucson, and a talk with new Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. Republican strategist Jonathan Paton and former Pima County Democratic Party chairman Paul Eckerstrom talk about the issue with Arizona Public Media’s Andrea Kelly and moderator Jim Nintzel.
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2011.



God help us if either one of them win….We need a Conservative tea party type candidate. Newt is just a white version of Obama…Big Govt., gun control….Romney is for Big Govt. too…We need Osterity Now. Small Govt. and pay off debt, or America turns into Greece….Every Man for himself….Bankrupt Govt!
“As long as you have Andrea with you, Jim, I will come anytime.” Ye gods.
If you don’t know how to spell ‘austerity’, you should refrain from suggesting it be instituted. Cutting social and entitlement programs, simply so the government can continue to borrow money and waste billions in the bureaucracy that is the pentagon is not the answer. Cutting government waste can be a good thing, but the definition of ‘waste’ is in the eye of the holder.