With another presidential election cycle close upon us, we are once again hearing the full-throated campaign promises from the GOP candidates to close one or more cabinet departments. As a fan of smaller, leaner government, I’m all for this. What is lacking however is the rationale that argues for or against any one department; i.e., [...]
States Must Reclaim Their Status in the Supreme Court
March 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
By Ken Moyes The question is: Whether the States should have access to immediately challenge the federal government’s enacting of laws and rules that fall outside the limited powers provided to the federal government by the States under the Constitution? It appears that the federal government created by and empowered by the States has now [...]
Andrew Breitbart’s Spirit Lives On
March 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
I thought I would check Facebook one more time before I left for work this morning and the news hit me like the proverbial ton of bricks. One of my heroes, Andrew Breitbart, was dead at age 43. I read on to find out that he left behind 4 young children and a wife and [...]
Bye Bye Baja
February 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
“Start Our State” got lots of press, but will they get on the ballot? By Sam Stone Perhaps it’s the explosion of modern media outlets, or our national 24/7 obsession with controversy. But for two months last year, people in Arizona must have thought it was 1860 again. Except in 1860 there was no television. [...]
Sheriff Paul Babeu and the Vengeful Ex?
February 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Opinion by Mike Shaw Relationships are difficult and apparently the old adage, “Hell hath no fury like a women scorned” can also apply to ex gay lovers. It gets even more complicated if you are nationally known for your outspokenness on border issues and your ex is accusing you of threatening to have him deported. [...]
More Outstanding Arizonans – USMC Corporal Ira Hayes
February 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
As I sit here, in my comfortable (and warm!) domicile on a cold Arizona’s Centennial & St. Valentines’ Day evening, attempting to write about these Arizonan and American heroes, I realize just how great these outstanding Arizonans are/were. I physically comfortably listen to Johnny Cash’s “Ballad of Ira Hayes” and uncomfortably think about the entire [...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
February 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
A newcomers guide to Tucson Opinion By James T. Harris “The Beautiful Man” Radio Host at 104.1 The Truth If you told me in January 2011 that one year later, I would be living in the desert, apart from my family (and the Green Bay Packers), in a small apartment, I would have stared at [...]
Fairness, Redistribution of Wealth and The Bible
February 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
by Mike Shaw A good friend of mine has a saying, “Fair is where you take your pig.” It was first uttered by her daughter and out of the mouth of a child a Biblical concept is explained. In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech he repeated that, “… we need to change [...]
Update – Locations that Carry The Arizonan
February 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Valero Mini Market 15240 N Oracle, Catalina Catalina Chevron Mini Market 520 N Pinal Parkway, Florence Florence McDonald’s 801 N Highway 79, Florence Florence Alive Fitness & Training Center 10370 N La Canada Dr. Oro Valley Arizona Radiology 5960 N La Cholla Blvd. Oro Valley Big 5 Sporting Goods 10390 N La Canada Dr. Oro [...]
Political Theatre – Safe House
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A guide to upcoming movies with an eye to the political leanings of the principal players. Movie Title: Safe House Reviewer: Rubber Biscuit Genre: action thriller Film’s political message- None evident Produced by: Madhouse Entertainment (Adam Kolbrenner and Robyn Meisinger)- no political donations detected. Scott Stuber Company-Scott had previously donated $3,000 to John Kerry and [...]