tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2129788862670262544..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Bono Mack: Pro-Indian = anti-AmericanRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-89749176887177572662012-11-13T22:40:38.107-08:002012-11-13T22:40:38.107-08:00Ruiz wins!
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1...Ruiz wins!<br /><br />http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83664.html<br /><br /><b>GOP Rep. Bono Mack loses Calif. seat</b><br /><br />Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack fell to Democratic challenger Raul Ruiz Friday in a tight battle for California’s 36th Congressional District, east of Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported.<br /><br />"Today, I called Dr. Ruiz and congratulated him on his impressive victory. Dr. Ruiz will do a fine job if he is guided as well by the people of the congressional district as I was. Please give him the opportunity to succeed,” Bono Mack said in a statement posted on Facebook.<br /><br />A southern California native, Bono Mack succeeded her late husband, pop star turned politician Sonny Bono, in the House office in 1998. The changing demographics of the area she fought to represent, an uptick of wealthy Palm Springs liberals and a growing Latino population, likely helped Ruiz unseat her.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-5652643066349981012012-10-24T10:25:15.196-07:002012-10-24T10:25:15.196-07:00Um, Mary Bono Mack has a history of, um, believing...Um, Mary Bono Mack has a history of, um, believing strange things. If we want to go there, I mean.<br /><br />Of course, I just assume celebrities have a "Can you believe something more improbable than this?" contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com