While the Democrats cram through a massive government take over of health care, their party has officially been put on suicide watch. Democrats very successfully capitalized on the broad unpopularity of the Bush Administration to win great numbers of Congressional seats in 2006 and 2008.
Now [...]
Tucson First is planning it’s first public protest tomorrow. The location is in front of Maynards from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, 400 N. Toole Avenue. We do not have exact details of the program but we are guessing it has something to do with unlawful [...]
With their electoral success over the past few years, the Democrats have ended up representing several swing and some traditionally Republican districts. This creates a tension between voting with party leadership in Washington and getting reelected back home. Nolan Finley of The Detroit News exposes the scam that Democrats in [...]
Tedski over at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion is at it again, this time giving Jesse Kelly a hard time for bringing Congressman Trent Franks to Tucson. Who is Kelly suppose to bring to town? It’s not like there are a lot of Republican Congressmen from Arizona left [...]
Tom Carlson, an officer in the Army Reserves, has been called to active duty. He sent out an e-mail that stated he will end his campaign because of his pending military service. Here is part of the message that he sent out.
As for the campaign, [...]
Congressional Quarterly is reporting that former Congressman JD Hayworth was in Washington DC on Thursday. It has been widely reported that Hayworth was statistically tied with incumbent Senator McCain in a matchup for the 2010 primary.
Recently, a polling firm with ties to the NRSC [...]
Sonoran Alliance broke the story that Planned Parenthood supporters are hosting a campaign event for the solidly pro-life Governor Jan Brewer. That same day they also posted a press release from Vernon Parker calling on Brewer to distance herself from the Morris family because of their support of [...]
On Tuesday we reported on an insurgent effort to change the leadership and direction of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber. It looks like the entrenched interests are digging in their heals and not planning on going anywhere. Today the Arizona Daily Star has a story about the effort to [...]
Freshman Ann Kirkpatrick (CD 1) keeps coming up on the list of vulnerable Democrats in Congress. At this time we are aware of three Republican candidates who are vying to take her on in the 2010 General Election. They are Paul Gosar, Bradley Beauchamp, and Rusty Bowers.
Each [...]
The Jesse Kelly for Congress campaign sent out a press release yesterday. Later that afternoon the left leaning Rum Romanism and Rebellion criticized the Kelly campaign for the statement, using the word “Alarmism.” The press release pointed out the staggeringly high debt that will result from the [...]
We just reported on API (a Goldwater Institute style group) starting up in Tucson. Now, a group called Tucson First has sprung up seeking to change the moribund culture of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, according to today’s guest on the Wake [...]
In the latest rankings of the Freedom Index by The New American magazine, Senator John McCain comes out with a higher score than Senator Kyl. Granted the big difference is their votes on an obscure bill relating to water and energy. To be fair, Kyl and McCain both voted [...]
Last week the Tucson based Arizona Policy Institute (API) held their coming out party at the University Marriott. API will be Tucson’s answer to the Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation. They will focus on bringing lawsuits against government infrigement of private property [...]
For some legislative districts, next year will be full of furious activity as Republican candidates compete in hard-fought primaries to see who gets to represent the party in solid-GOP districts. For them, winning the primary is pretty much a guarantee of victory in the general. As [...]
The American Thinker has a survey of the upcoming 2010 Congressional elections. The author, Richard Baehr, discusses what it would take for Republicans to win back control of the House. Baehr lists all the newer Democrats in the Arizona delegation (Giffords, Mitchell, and Kirkpatrick) as vulnerable. Next year may [...]
Some exciting things are happening around the country. Molds are being broken and the unlikely are rising up to be counted.
Around forty seats will need to be won for a Republican take over of the U.S. House. Blue Dog Dem’s turn Pelosi lap dogs are going to have to pay [...]
Andy Goss is running for the Republican nomination for Congressional District 8 in 2010. The seat is currently held by Democrat Gabrielle Giffords. Mr. Goss submitted the following Op-Ed to Gila Courier. For more information on his campaign, see gossforcongress.com.
People all over America right now [...]
Phoenix area lawyer Michael Manning has announced that he will not run for Attorney General, (read more at this Phoenix New Times article.)
Manning added a bold statement to his announcement that “I believe it is quite likely that I would win that election.” Well, if you are not [...]
While the U.S. Senate debates government health care and if abortion coverage should be included, we need look no further than England to find out what happens when abortions are part of a “single payer” plan. Read this stunning article from the Daily Mail.
Government plans to reduce teen pregnancy [...]
Among the many myths foisted on us by the left, the “green jobs” fallacy is one of the more cruel hoaxes as unemployment hovers around 10%. The theory goes that as the left destroys and dismantles traditional businesses through hostile regulations and mandates, a whole [...]
Over the summer, the Arizona Daily Star implied that certain Arizona legislators were taking orders from Grover Norquist on the issue of not raising taxes “Are no-new-tax lawmakers merely puppets?” (an editorial so error-ridden that the Star had to correct themselves not once but [...]
There has been a lot of speculation recently about another candidate entering the CD 8 Republican Primary, now that people are realizing how vulnerable current Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be in 2010. Several people have written that State Senator Jonathan Paton is being urged by others [...]
Eric Wnuck (Republican candidate in CD 5) has just put out a video. It is an interesting concept piece but one wonders, are there no people of color in CD 5? To find out more about Eric, visit his web site at ericwnuck2010.com. The video is [...]
Sheriff Joe Arpaio was being interviewed at ASU on Monday night. Toward the end of the forum, some of the crowd started singing until the event was broken off. The amazing part of the night was the effete way in which the sponsors dealt with the interruption. The disruption was [...]
Back in August we linked to video of CD 1 Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick walking out of her own town hall. Now comes this video of CD 5 Rep. Harry Mitchell fumbling to open the car door so he does not have to answer a question. (Hat tip to the [...]
Last week we highlighted the dramatic speech by Rep. Ray Barnes highlighting excessive administration costs in education. Coverage of the Barnes’ speech crowded out what was the best speech of the special session for substance and vision. Rep. Frank Antenori offers a clear and workable [...]
Rep. Rich Crandall is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the LD 19 Senate seat being vacated by current Senator, Chuck Gray. Last week Gray announced he will not be seeking reelection in order to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.
Crandall included the following quote in [...]
Sen. Chuck Gray, LD 19, announced that he will not be seeking another term. Details at Sonoran Alliance.
[...]The Wall Street Journal has a run down of some of the most voulnerable freshman congressman. Arizona’s own Ann Kirkpatrick on CD 1 makes their top 10, she comes in at #3. Read the story at this link.
[...]We pray that you and your family have a great holiday weekend.
[...]The video of Rep. Ray Barnes has clearly gone viral on Arizona political web sites. He does diverge from his main point with his comment about bi-sexual teachers. Lost in the conversation about his speech is the simple question, Is Barnes correct? He was saying the schools are top [...]
Gov. Brewer is not doing well against AG Terry Goddard for next years gubernatorial election. According to the latest Cronkite Eight poll, Brewer trails Goddard by 19 points. This follows yesterdays news that Brewer is far behind current Treasurer Dean Martin in polling for next years Republican primary for [...]
We are not going to poll out readers on this one. Rep. Ray Barnes (unplugged) goes straight to the top of the list for Speech of the Year. The only questions is, will this earn him a spot on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Credit to AZ Capitol Times for [...]
Ann Brown, the newly former editor of the editorial page at the Arizona Daily Star, recently made parting comments on her departure from the Arizona Daily Star.  She made sure to mention that her departure was voluntary such as lifeboats on the Titanic.
She described her most recent assignment:
“My goal was to bring [...]
Earth to U of A: Â if you are going to have President Robert Shelton make the rounds doing the “Republicans hate education” chant:
“sadly, we also have legislators in this state who not only fail to grasp the value of a highly-educated, technologically literate citizenry; they actively work to suppress [...]
News circulated today of some major developments in Rural AZ’s Legislative District 5 race. Good news to conservatives, a fresh face has entered the race for House. The other development being an unconfirmed report that Yuma County Republican Chairman has asked the state GOP for an investigation into LD5 candidate [...]
The Senate has approved both SB 1001 and 1002. The vote went along party lines. All Republicans voted yes except Ron Gould and Carolyn Allen (who is not feeling well and was not present.)
Senate President Burns tried earlier to get a few Democrats to join him on the budget [...]
We thought we would post this classic Sarah Palin video. It is a great lesson on how they get the turkey’s to the supermarket. Enjoy!
Speaking of Palin, she will be in Tempe on Tuesday, December 1st at the Costco at 1445 W. Elliot, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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Gov. Jan Brewer in Tucson
Back in July, Greg at Espresso Pundit speculated that Governor Brewer would not run for another term based on how “lobbyists and consultants” were behaving. It turns out she is running and based on how she was treated yesterday in Tucson, [...]
State Senator Thayer Vershoor was not present for the vote yesterday on SB 1003. Senate President Bob Burns went public with his displeasure at Thayer’s absence. Sen. Verschoor has responded through his Facebook page with the following message (unedited by us.)
Subject: Need your Help!! Vote to raise taxes on [...]
November it turning out to be a big month for changes to talk radio in Tucson. Wake Up Tucson on KVOI 1030 AM added an extra hour, and now goes from 6:00 am to 8:00 am. Cogratulations to Chris and Joe for their continued success.
Jim Parisi has moved [...]
Jim Deakin is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010, challenging Senator John McCain. Mr. Deakin submitted the following Op-Ed to Gila Courier. For more information on his campaign, see JimDeakin.com.
UNITED STATES TO FUND GENOCIDE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES AND LEGISLATION
Whether you believe [...]
We apologized for connection issues from the past few days. Several calls to the hosing service did not provide any clear answers and then the issue went away. Anyway, things seem to be working fine now.
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On the heals of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Phoenix, we now read the federal government has also saved jobs in Arizona’s mythical 9th Congressional District. Read all the details at ABCnews.com.
Hat tip to Rep. John Shadegg for sending out a press realease on the new Cogressional District [...]
Last year then President George Bush visited Arizona for a fundraiser. He gave someone a medal at the airport and I guess that made the trip official. The Democrats screamed and whined that the Republican Congressional candidate should have paid the full cost of the president’s visit.
Now the shoe [...]
This is an excellent video of what is going on in Washington DC and how it relates to CD 1 in Arizona. Don’t miss the second half.
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Peter Wallsten at the Wall Street Journal has a great article about primary challenges to the establishment Republican nominees in several contests around the country. Apparently, one of the campaign strategies of the insurgent grassroots candidates is to say their opponent is being backed but the GOP establishment. It [...]
Despite Gov. Brewer’s optimism, our sources indicate a Special Session of the Legislature will not happen any time soon. Reports indicate the Senate cannot line up the votes to pass a fix to start addressing the $2,000,000,000 gap in the FY 2010 budget.
It will probably get even harder to [...]
The Rum blog is trying to stir the pot among LD 26 Republicans but from what we hear it is not going to work. Tedski wrote that current State Representative Vic Williams was thinking of challenging the current State Senator Al Melvin. A simple call to Rep. Williams [...]
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