And they wonder why fewer and fewer people are reading the newspapers for news…

This is the first time in nearly fifteen years that either of those positions have been filled by people not totally beholden to those people.

Traditional financial contributors have sold out their Republican core values for personal financial gain by supporting bigger government and the profits that come with an illegal work force.

Congressional Delegation members have taken every action to centralize power for their own re-election to the detriment of all other elements of the Party including earmarking billions for campaign contributors.

Also, do you ever wonder how a person who was making six-figures a year as the ED could ethically take a pass on the last election while he was still taking his eight grand a month? Where is your outrage at that?

McCaffrey will be judged on his performance – it could turn out to be better or worse than in the past – but at least a cycle that has PROVEN to be a disaster has been stopped.

Out of the limelight, Randy is using filling lower echelon positions with people who have a long record of Arizona grass-roots leadership. Obsequious whiz-bangs who only know classroom theory have not been the answer.

One thing for sure, to do the same thing and expect different results is the definition of insanity.

We need to re-establish the three-legged stool of successful politics where all three legs are approximately of equal importance – Financial contributors, grass-roots volunteers, and elected officials. If McCaffrey can bring these three groups to the table and show each of them how they need the others in a way that brings cooperation, it will allow us to attain a veto-proof legislature in 2008, elect at least six Republican Arizona Congressmen, and take more city and county offices.

Unless someone has another name in mind who can accomplish this feat, we need to support Randy and give McCaffrey’s resume credibility. Technology WILL be a deciding factor in accomplishing the aforementioned goals in 2008 – less than a year away from the full throttle petition gathering etal to begin.

Kudos to Randy for already meeting with Senate and House leadership and attending the members caususes. In addition, he has reached out to elected officials and others who did not support him. Overall, a good show thus far!

Let’s work for a Republican sweep by coming together under the Platform Planks that identify us as Republicans. Don’t forget that the Party Platform has been essentially the same for over thirty years and is, therefore, the mainstream of this Party. It should be clear that everyone is encouraged to come into the Mainstream of the Party. We will be successful if unified under a single banner that defines us – The Platform.

PS: Good work Randy!

McCaffrey has an abundance of experience, and sounds as though he can hit the ground running. I wish him well.

Will the next E.D. last longer than four months? That would be a major accomplishment. The only people who haven’t held this job so far are Larry Brown and Dennis Erickson.

And: Like the last several E.D.’s were so effective!

Maybe you should meet him before deciding that he doesn’t get our “unique” culture (dubious given the phenomenal growth of the last 20 years has greatly diluted it in any case) or before you put him down for having no idea how to get around and being unable to find his own office on a map.

If you can handle Pennsylvania Avenue, I’m thinking 24th Street shouldn’t be too much of a problem!