[bactrimtab]

OK. We all feel for Gabby Giffords and what happened to her. That was a terrible thing. But...comes a time when you have to consider the unthinkable---is she competent to be in Congress? Yes, I know it's a cold thing to say. But can she serve her constituents in her current state?

http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/24/ar...inst-giffords/

Arizona Democrats ‘furious’ at special-ed teacher considering a run against Giffords

Published: 11:55 AM 08/24/2011 | Updated: 12:20 AM 08/25/2011

By Steven Nelson for The Daily Caller.

Anthony Prowell teaches at Liberty Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona. Until recently, he’s dedicated most of his time to educating special needs students. These days, he’s become a local villain for his candidacy to represent Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.

Prowell tells The Daily Caller that he intends to run for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords because “so many people that you talk to now say that there’s nobody representing the average working person.”

Initially looking to run for office as a Democrat, Prowell has been subjected to the ire of local party officials and everyday citizens aghast that he would challenge Giffords, who has only cast one congressional vote since a near-fatal shooting in January.

The few local Democratic Party officials he has spoken with on the phone are “livid” and have “flat out said, ‘we already have a congresswoman and I will not support you in any means whatsoever’” before hanging up, Prowell said.

“They’re furious that I’m even considering running after what happened to her,” he said. Most phone calls that Prowell makes do not get past the front desk of party organizations.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/24/ar...#ixzz1W15VFST8