The petition for recalling Giron is going pretty well right now. As of last weekend, we had just over half of the signatures we need to force the recall. The local Dems must be getting nervous, because there was an article in the local paper yesterday that quoted the county clerk and some other local politicians (all Dems, of course) saying that the recall election would cost the city/county over $250,000. Given the budget problems we have, I'd imagine that news was meant to scare off some folks who might be sitting on the fence right now. Personally, I'm cautiously optimistic that the recall will happen, but this is a VERY heavily Dem area, and for the most part Giron hasn't pissed off many people besides gun owners/2nd Amendment supporters, so collecting the other half of the signatures is going to be tough. One interesting note - the local Walmarts won't let us circulate petitions in front of their stores, apparently they've taken some heat in the past from people complaining about petition gatherers being a little too aggressive. And since it's private property, it's their call, of course. Fortunately the K-Mart and lots of other places are OK with us being there. I'll try and keep this thread updated as more news develops.