There is no question that the President wants a “single payer,” where hospitals and physicians are all paid from a single source, a single government-run program funded by general taxation. The fact that this leads to shortages, waiting lines, and …
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An update to a previous post: after counting early ballots turned in at the polls and provisional ballots, it appears that Mark Mitchell (D) has won the race for Tempe mayor.
Michael Monti (R) had originally been leading by a margin of 222 votes, but …
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We have been discussing it for two years: the entitlement state cannot be sustained. Too much has been promised to too many, paid for by too few. The problem is more advanced in Europe, but it is coming our way soon too.
Senator supports legislation on Wildfire Prevention
Also sponsors state legislation to improve response to fires
Sen. Gail Griffin, R-25
Chair, Senate Water, Land Use and Rural Development Committee
(Phoenix, State Capitol)—-Thousands of acres of Arizona land are burning today, and it’s already looking like another long and dangerous …
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A press release went out yesterday from the Jeff Flake for Senate campaign that had a simple but potent critique of Wil Cardon.
Here is the text:
While Jeff Flake Campaigns for Lower Taxes and Less Regulation, Wil Cardon Campaigns for “Marketer-In-Chief”
PHOENIX …
WASHINGTON (DC) – Congressman Ben Quayle released the following statement after H.R. 4119, theBorder Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 passed the House. Rep. Quayle was the lead Republican sponsor of this measure, which combats the increasingly prevalent use of illegal cross-border tunnels by criminal cartels in Mexico …
Okay, it’s not actually the stump, it’s an interview with Ed Morrissey of Hot Air. But in a way, this kind of interview is perfect for conservatives who are still a little cool on Romney, and I think it may help some to …
The latest from Crossroads GPS uses Obama’s own words and campaign pledges to highlight his serial failure to live up to anything he promised to do, or to be.
As they say, “we need solutions, not promises.”
Of course, when government sets out to solve problems, it …
Prognostications this early are ill-advised. Jimmy Carter was well ahead at this time of year, and he was blown out on Election Day. We have a long way to go until November, and much can happen.
But everything that happens along the way—and every signpost on …
Back on March 23rd, Barack Obama said, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon” [Martin]. Like nearly the whole of the media establishment, the “head of the executive branch” appeared to take sides in a case whose facts were far from clear.
The facts …
The campaign ads are coming in hot and heavy today!
This ad, from the American Future Fund, focuses on Obama’s tight relationship with Wall Street, citing that relationship as one of the reasons why some on Wall Street have been able to get away …
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With the Legislative session now over, I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you details on a reform that simplifies government by helping better fund education withNO new taxes, and NO new General Fund spending.
BACKGROUND
Through an Act …
Since scaring senior citizens (and other vulnerable communities) is one of the few tricks that the Democrats have, we are going to see a lot of ads on this subject. We already have from the RNC, and this is only the beginning. As …
Washington, D.C. – Today, as wildfires burn in Arizona, Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S. (R-AZ) filed the “Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012” (H.R.5744), legislation intended to remove bureaucratic red tape that slows or restricts forest health projects. This bill was filed with the support of …
