Flat Bobby, Member Of The Press

Flat Bobby, Member Of The Press, originally uploaded by Foxicat.

When Flat Bobby left the old Capitol building he noticed a crowd of people out front. Being the inquisitive type, he hurried over and discovered it was a news conference. The lady speaking in this picture is State Senate Democratic Leader Linda Aguirre of Phoenix. She and others were going to have a hearing on a bill in the Senate K-12 Education Committee that day. They were presenting “a viable alternative to meet the federal court’s mandate to adequately fund English language learner programs.” She's also the Senate Minority Leader.

While Flat Bobby and Foxicat were standing there, an aide came up and asked “are you with the media?” Foxicat responded, “no, I’m with Flat Bobby.” (hmmmm I was using the Nikon, must have looked impressive!)

In any case, Flat Bobby tried to meet with the Senator later, but she was in committee. He was invited to wait and she’d see him after, but not knowing how long it would take he thanked them and went on his way.