http://newspapertree.com/politics/ Newspaper Tree - Politics en-us I think Alfrank Catucci is right, more of the business of government should be decided over a couple of cold ones. There's less argument that way. Jaime Abeytia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:31 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/4012-the-lion-s-den-political-potpourri http://newspapertree.com/politics/4012-the-lion-s-den-political-potpourri Once again, baseball bought adversaries together, even if it was only for one night. It showed that it is possible to get our community leaders to pull or push in the same direction. Funny how kids have a way of teaching us things, isn't it? Jaime Abeytia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:12:01 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/4000-the-lion-s-den-a-not-so-polarized-community-go-bulldogs http://newspapertree.com/politics/4000-the-lion-s-den-a-not-so-polarized-community-go-bulldogs The debate over a new bridge is one of those times where the City Council needs to pay attention to the voice of the people. Jaime Abeytia Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:13:42 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3992-the-lion-s-den-a-polarized-community-and-recruiting-a-challenger http://newspapertree.com/politics/3992-the-lion-s-den-a-polarized-community-and-recruiting-a-challenger The No. 1 piece of "dirt" that people like to slip to me is about sex. Who's getting it, who's not, who's a playboy, who's cheating on their spouse, and who is gay. Sometimes, they talk about what folks are wearing. Jaime Abeytia Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:44:55 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3984-the-lion-s-den-sex-and-politics http://newspapertree.com/politics/3984-the-lion-s-den-sex-and-politics Everyone was telling jokes at the city inauguration last night and not all of them were funny. A couple of times they really could have used that dancing clown with the hook from the Apollo to pull people off the stage. Jaime Abeytia Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:45:44 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3978-the-lion-s-den-nice-speeches-now-get-to-work http://newspapertree.com/politics/3978-the-lion-s-den-nice-speeches-now-get-to-work Despite the military in Juarez, killings have escalated again. Drugs continue to cross the border and feed local markets. And a day visitor to Ciudad Juarez might face as many as five inspections from Mexican and U.S. agents. Just what the hell is going on here? Frontera NorteSur Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:40:08 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3965--operation-chihuahua-plus-a-textbook-case-of-drug-war-failure http://newspapertree.com/politics/3965--operation-chihuahua-plus-a-textbook-case-of-drug-war-failure “Regardless of what happens with these corruption cases, the fact of the matter is it reflects that something is not right. At the end of the day, if a society, community, city or state wants to address this, it has to come through the citizens.” -- Eduardo Rodriguez David Crowder Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:23:28 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3957-getting-honest-it-takes-a-village-to-clean-up-corruption http://newspapertree.com/politics/3957-getting-honest-it-takes-a-village-to-clean-up-corruption Some voters cost more than others. Some quick math: What do you get when you divide the number of votes cast per candidate with the amount of money spent by that candidate? Jaime Abeytia Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:18:12 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3961-the-lion-s-den-comparing-the-price-per-voter http://newspapertree.com/politics/3961-the-lion-s-den-comparing-the-price-per-voter El Paso's political tribes are a lot like prison gangs. There is one person at the top and many people will feign a certain degree of loyalty until the first chance they get to make a play for themselves. Jaime Abeytia Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:43:21 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3956-the-lion-s-den-prison-gang-politics-and-other-notes http://newspapertree.com/politics/3956-the-lion-s-den-prison-gang-politics-and-other-notes If the GOP swiftboats Sotomayor, they will do so at risk of alienating the only segment of the population they have a chance of expanding into. Also, some notes on El Paso politics. Jaime Abeytia Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:41:04 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/politics/3950-the-lion-s-den-el-paso-s-sarah-palin-swiftboating-sotomayor-and-other-thoughts http://newspapertree.com/politics/3950-the-lion-s-den-el-paso-s-sarah-palin-swiftboating-sotomayor-and-other-thoughts