This week on Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and GOP strategist Sam Stone talk about the race to finish Gabby’s term, the ongoing battle between Pima County and Marana, and the latest at the Arizona Legislature, including higher reform (aka guns on campus and mandatory fees for students). Plus, an interview with Pima County Bond Advisory Committee chairman Larry Hecker about proposed legislation to give suburbs veto power over county bonds.
This article appears in Feb 9-15, 2012.
I can’t vote for a man like Ron Barber. He was so negligent on 8 January 2012 that it contributed to the deaths of many a good citizen within Arizona’s Congressional District #8. He could have ensured that a proper security detail was present on that fateful day, yet he did not. He knew that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had many death threats against her and did nothing. He simply ignored the facts. “An once of prevention, is worth a pound of cure!”
Nonsense! No one could have predicted such a vicious and horrific action. Gabby was a person of the people and for the people! To blame Ron Barber for not providing security is nuts. Another fellow whose wife was shot and unfortunately killed blamed Mark Kelly for not providing security! What a stupid reason for not voting for the best man to continue her legacy.