Please Vote for Wes Gullett on Monday or Tuesday

Wes Gullett is just the kind of common sense urban thinker that the GOP needs to foster in order to be relevant in America's big cities. All in Phoenix who yearn for, or bemoan the lack of political moderation in today's political landscape would do well to vote for Wes Gullett. Gullett is a outsider candidate who can succeed in city government, a candidate who has intimate knowledge of how the mechanics of Phoenix City Hall works, but one that also possesses tangible small business experience. Gullett's brand of inclusive sense urban conservatism would be a refreshing change to the insider politics that has dominated Phoenix city politics for decades. Putting all transparent attacks aside, let's vote for the kind of city government that the city deserves. Phoenix, please vote for Wes Gullett !

Mitt Romney: Leading from behind on the Debt Ceiling

Mitt Romney has been conspicuously silent on the current national crisis, an exceedingly curious phenomena when one remembers that economic matters are a Romney strength. Count me disappointed when the Fox News crawl stated today that Romney was against the compromise bill just passed by the House. The crawl announced that Romney supports the Cap, Cut, and Balance bill initially passed weeks ago only to be shelved in the Senate by Harry Reid. Cap, Cut, and Balance (CCB) is the bill of choice among the Tea Party crowd, and there can be little doubt that Romney is seeking Tea Party goodwill with his recent announcement.

Trouble is, Michelle Bachmann has been for CCB for weeks, and, right or wrong, has been publicly saying for weeks that she will vote no on any compromise bill. Bachmann is obviously being guided by her ideological convictions on this matter , and there she has been, out front on top of her proverbial white charger drawing the admiration and cheers of her troops while also drawing heavy fire from Democrats and political talking heads.

The challenge for Romney is that this late to the CCB party episode plays into the chief negative narrative against candidate Romney: a lack of true convictions and an over abundance of political triangulation. For the record, I like Romney. He was a Republican governor in deep blue Massachusetts, and his economic bona fides are just what the country could use in a leader at a time like this. However, unlike 2007, when I knew immediately who I would be backing in the GOP Presidential nominating process, I am still officially uncommitted. I am waiting for someone else, or for someone in the current lineup to step it up.