The Cat's Away, and The Mice Come Out to Play
It was a big day for southeastern Arizonans. Congressman Jim Kolbe announced his retirement after holding this seat in Congress for over 21 years. My e-mail box was instantly flooded with messages...
View ArticlePassion and Drive
Subject: A Different View Dear Jeff, When I received your campaign mailing a week ago, I immediately sent you $100 and said I would be happy to work with you in some capacity. Your compelling story and...
View ArticleJeff Latas, fighting dem - Oil dependence makes us unsafe
I am not involved in his campaign, but from what I hear I like this guy because I agree with him about how our dependence on Foreign Oil is bad for our country in many ways. Latas is running for...
View ArticleDark Horse Emerges, A Veteran for a Secure America
I had to post this based on the poor reporting I have witnessed in South Eastern Arizona. Finally, we have a reporter that has dug deeper then the news releases that the growing field of AZ-8...
View ArticleMy Hero Is Home
On October 12th we received a call from Iraq that our son appeared to have had a relapse of the leukemia which he suffered during his senior high school. He had deployed to Iraq only four months...
View ArticleBreeding Misery; Breeding Hope
He came into our lives when he was only five weeks old. He was just orphaned and needed a home quickly. His mother was killed only hours earlier, and my wife, Salette, drove across Tucson through a...
View ArticleCongressional Candidate AZ-08: Liberty and Justice (We Have Some Work to Do)
The Pledge of Allegiance has received a lot of attention in the last few years. The words "under God," inserted in 1954, became the centerpiece of a 2004 Supreme Court case. While I believe very...
View ArticleTV Anchor Slammed, AZ-8 Race
The local Tucson paper, the Citizen, rightfully took the first shots at the newest entry to the AZ-8 Congressional race. Patty Weiss, a long time local talking head declared her candidacy in this now...
View ArticleVeterans for a Secure America: Announcement and Discussion
A SALUTE TO VETERANS FOR A SECURE AMERICA A Landmark Event in support of Democrats who have valiantly served our country and are now running for public office. Cosponsored by VetPAC and...
View ArticleJeff Latas for Congress; My take on State of the Union
I'm encouraged that the President is finally speaking of a promoting independence from Middle Eastern oil and touting cleaner technology. These have been the cornerstones of my campaign. But we have...
View ArticleMedia and than, the real news
There was another Congressional forum for the Democratic candidates last night in Tucson. Many were in attendance, except the media. The media is doing a horrible job when it comes to informing the...
View ArticlePanhandling for Power: Jeff Latas for Congress
We have reached a new point in our campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 8. Up until this point we have been building a vast network of grassroots support. I am...
View ArticleHELP! Elect this Progressive to Congress
We have a great opportunity to elect a true progressive to Congress. Col Jeff Latas has come to our blog site and is asking for our help! He's a regular, but this is the first time he's asking for...
View ArticleThe Hacking of Hackett; Jeff Latas for Congress
Enough is enough. In my short political life, I have gained an incredible amount of enlightenment. There are entities that will do everything in order to maintain their power, even at the expense of...
View ArticleAn Amazing Movement in Arizona
There is a movement afoot in Southern Arizona. Because of the way Paul Hackett was treated by our own party, progressives everywhere are paying closer attention to candidates who are willing to speak...
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AZ-08: My Fighting Dem
I can't wait to meet Jeff Latas. Of course, I will have to wait because, despite the protestations of some bloggers, this fighting Dem is stepping out and fighting. And he isn't even in office yet!If...
View ArticleTucson Area Kossack Meet-up & AZ-08 POLL
I've seen it suggested many times in comments to diaries I've read about AZ-08 that we should have a Tucson area Kossack gathering of some sort. So I'd like to suggest meeting next Wednesday for happy...
View ArticleAZ-08 Update & DKos Meetup!
This afternoon was the third candidate forum for AZ-08 democrats. It was held in Sierra Vista at Buena High School at 1:00. 4 of the 7 democrats who are declared candidates were there discussing the...
View ArticleOn Iraq: Positions of the Dem Front-Runners in AZ CD-08
I was able to attend two of the forums for the candidates for Arizona's Congressional District 8 and record them, and a friend of mine recorded the third, so I was able to transcribe the positions of...
View ArticleHow to win in '06 and beyond & Tucson Kossack Meetup!
I was asked last night what the Democratic Party needs to do to win back the house in 2006. In the district next door to mine, AZ-08, there is an open seat and large primary fields on both sides. The...
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