Comments on: Ogsbury frequent donor to Democrats.

By: taxkiller

taxkiller — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:42:07 +0000

Well, we can pick yet another trough seeking insider amazed with the slopping trail of cash from k street (which incidentally was one factor of why we are now sucking our thumbs on the other side of the aisle) or we can pick someone who has true homwtown conservative principles and who is a real fiscal conservative. I query, why would we put yet another lobbyist in the chair?

By: az gnat

az gnat — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:38:25 +0000

Ann,

There is one other difference between our story and the treatment of the chairman. We do not need to tear down and attack Ogsbury. We simply present some interesting facts and let people make their own conclusions.

I still fail to see the irony because I do not really see the comparison (based mostly one the time frame and number of donations.)

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:22:11 +0000

That’s a good line, “the last century”. The irony remains, no judgement just an observation.

By: az gnat

az gnat — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:49:22 +0000

Ann,

Your point might be valid except Pullen’s donation to Mitchell was from the last century, 1998. Ogsbury’s donation to two Democratic Congressmen is less than 12 months old, the ink is barely dry on the checks.

By: DSW

DSW — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:51:41 +0000

The average voter will be more willing to “hire” a local elected official with a track record on taxes than a beltway big-money lobbyist. The race will boil down to local boy vs. Washington insider. In a day when any lobbyist is akin to Abramhoff, Ogsbury has too many negatives to overcome. He’d be better off saving his money for something that will bring a return on his investment.

By: Tim S.

Tim S. — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:58:49 +0000

Nah, he wouldn’t be allowed to do that. But he has personal money (as does Ogsbury) and I’ve heard that alot of the heavy hitters are prepared to back him and raise money for him when he gets in. Ogsbury doesn’t really have that because most folks in Arizona don’t know who he is, and he hardly enters the race as a favorite. Both of those make it a lot harder to raise big bucks.

But hey, he might surprise us!

By: mk

mk — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:55:52 +0000

AZBronco64

Is Schweikert raising money for a congressional run while serving as County Treasurer?

By: PartyGuy

PartyGuy — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:02:47 +0000

Count on Ann to try to tear the scab off of that old wound. Maybe Ann could run on a platform of “I’m a divider, not a uniter!”

Pathetic that she couldn’t resist…

How about $ to Giffords? Ann moves right on past Ogsbury’s very recent contributions to Giffords. Guess it doesn’t give her the opportunity to cheap shot Pullen again.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:38:41 +0000

How ironic… a few thousand dollars to Dems with years of giving over $21,000 to Republicans now Ogsbury the Republican will run against Harry Mitchell the Dem; it was Harry Mitchell who the GOP chair donated to in a general against a Republican.

By: Tim S.

Tim S. — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:19:59 +0000

I hear Mark Anderson and Jeff Hatch-Miller are also looking at the race… No women mentioned yet. Bitter-Smith was, but seems to have fallen off of the radar screen by now.

By: AZBronco64

AZBronco64 — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:36:57 +0000

David Schweikert will run circles around Ogsbury. Ogsbury is already at a serious disadvantage in the money area.

By: Tim S.

Tim S. — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:25:57 +0000

GOP = Good
Huffman = Bad

By: mk

mk — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:59:38 +0000

It also shows he’s contributed more than $21,000 to Republican candidates, including $500 to Steve Huffman and $3,700 to JD Hayworth in the election last cycle.