Can you imagine the slobbering recriminations if whatever city isn't put under marshal law and Sarah Palin got a hang nail?

To Phil Gordon's credit, even though the stores and pubs will be closed down, taxis will be kept out of the area so at least SOMEBODY would ride the light rail for a week.

Oh, Brock, those were Bush policies of arrests, violence, abuse, suspension of Rights.   Obama promised change.  He wouldn't continue Bush policies, would he?  ;-)

You only need to look at Denver, the Twin Cities, and Pittsburgh in recent history to know how very, very bad this would be for the residents and businesses in Phoenix.

Why not just establish the baseball stadium as the official money burn pit, randomly beat and jail a number of residents, give them large cash settlements years later, smash a bunch of windows downtown, set a few city vehicles on fire, and just say you had a GOP convention there?

Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/02/01/20100201phoenix-finalist-for-gop-convention-2012-ON.html