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Conservative columnist Thomas Sowell is a favorite for a reason. His brilliant mind clarifies and distills issues that have been analyzed and debated ad infinitum. Here’s Sowell’s take on “Comprehensive” immigration reform, which he argues “serves the interests of politicians who like to be on both sides of a controversial issue, and it serves the interests of those foreigners who want to game the system in the United States, at the expense of the American pe...
Last Monday night the Arizona Project featured Republican state Sen. Michele Reagan (LD-23) as its guest. The group even had her appearance in a live streaming video for all to see. Amazingly, the woman who voted with the Democrats for the costly and unsustainable expansion of Medicaid — a key element of ObamaCare — told the group she was adamantly opposed to the scheme, though she supported it days later.
Fox News reports that the Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the unjustified targeting of conservative groups also had conservative Hispanics in its sights. The list continues to grow and the excuses get weaker. Meanwhile, six-figure bonuses and promotions are the order of the day for the henchmen behind this outrageous focus and denial of tax exempt status requests for conservative and faith based groups.
Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS commissioner overseeing the tax exempt division when i...
In a state budget vote taken Thursday night in the Arizona Senate, the focal point was the expansion of Medicaid — a key element of ObamaCare, oddly prioritized and embraced by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer.
The issue has been divisive, firmly placing those who ran and were elected as Republicans in the Democrat camp. Republican Majority Leader John McComish (LD-18) was instrumental in ensuring the Medicaid expansion was added onto the $8.8 billion budget bill.
“The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable. And the way to make government accountable is to make it transparent so the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they are being made and whether their interests are being well served.” — Barack Obama
“To seize this moment we have to use technology to open up our democracy. It’s no coincidence that one of the most secretive administrations in our history has favored special interes...
844 page amnesty bill: “Being stampeded without enough scrutiny”
Plain spoken conservative Congressman Steve King is, without a doubt, the man many Arizonans would eagerly take in trade for our two double-talking, Democrat-colluding ‘Gang of 8‘ U.S. Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake.
At the races, Roll Call’s political blog, takes note of Arizona’s upcoming First Congressional District race and focuses on state Rep. Adam Kwasman, the bright and energetic conservative representing LD 11.
Kwasman’s arena is a smart place to shine the high beam. His reasoned approach to the wide spectrum of issues facing Arizona has gained the notice of political watchers around the state, whether the topic is Medicaid expansion or our state’s porous border. We previously wrote Adam Kwa...
Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist responsible for cutting the spines of babies born alive after botched late term abortions was convicted Monday of three counts of first-degree murder. A 41-year-old mother also died. Today he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
Not nearly long enough.
A high living multi-millionaire, Gosnell was convicted of infanticide, racketeering and more than 200 counts of violating Pennsylvania’s abortion laws by performing third-term abortions...
Scandals, Benghazi, IRS scrutiny, phone taps = “I” word
MyWay News reports the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. When an agency clearly favorable to the Obama administration is under siege by the very regime they helped put in place, the impact of now seei...
The Arizona Conservative Coalition’s (ACC) most recent legislator ratings, reflecting legislative actions as of 5/13/2013 is now available. Click here for the updated report.
Legislators are assigned to a group based on their latest rating. Bills used in the evaluation along with the summary of criteria used to weight bills can be seen here. There is also an excellent, concise analysis of each bill considered.
Check out the FAQs section, which answers the question, “Why is a particular legi...
Poverty, government reliance make welfare island liberal ideal
Last November 6, in a non-binding statehood referendum, a majority of Puerto Rican voters — 61% — indicated they want the island to become the 51st U.S. state.
And the Obama administration is all too happy to comply. In fact, White House spokesman Jay Carney called on lawmakers to take action. “Congress should now study the results closely, and provide the people of Puerto Rico with a clear path forward that lays o...
NewsBusters busts the political maneuvering behind embassy terrorist attack and cover-up
Foreign policy consultant and media commentator Richard Grenell appeared on Saturday’s Fox News Watch with host Jon Scott and exposed the familial relationships that thread from the highest ranking network honchos all the way to the White House.
Grenell stated, “CBS News President David Rhodes and ABC News President Ben Sherwood, both of them have siblings that not only work at the White House, that...
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the archbishop of Boston, has issued this statement announcing his intention to boycott Boston College’s upcoming commencement ceremony. Enda Kenny, the Prime Minister of Ireland, will be the commencement speaker and is slated to receive an honorary degree at Boston College’s graduation.
Cardinal O’Malley has publicly opposed Ireland’s proposed abortion law, which Kenny has resolutely promoted.
American-born impressionist Mary Cassatt (1844 – 1926) specialized in paintings of mothers and children. Our selection for this Mother’s Day, Young Mother and Two Children, depicts a flame-haired infant boy and his older sister embraced by their mother, in a warm reflection of this special day.
This 1905 oil painting is part of the White House Collection.
Anchor babies are a fact of life in the world of illegal immigration. Birthright Citizenship is the costly, automatic granting of citizenship to children born within a nation’s borders or territories. The United States and Canada are the world’s only industrialized nations still offering such an extravagant gift to both tourists and illegal aliens.
Under current practice, these children are U.S. citizens at birth, simply because they were born on American soil. They are called “anchor ...
We urge you to read the this FrontPage magazine article exposing the squalid leftist core of Common Core. Mary Grabar’s report underscores the myriad examples of radical ideology masquerading as education.
This exposé of the outrageous federalized curriculum shows yet another load heaped on the pile of garbage being promoted by the Obama administration and public school establishment, as they attempt to undermine our nation’s students by imposing dumbed-down,...
This is a simplified version of the facts from Matthew Boyle at Breitbart.
Read his entire report titled, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake Join Dems to Kill Border Security Amendment here.
An amendment submitted by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley requiring the security of our nation’s borders before granting amnesty to at least 25 million illegal aliens, has been voted down by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 6 -12 vote. Every single Democrat on the Committee voted against the amendment — no...
Convicted murderess Jodi Arias, 32, says in a post conviction interview that she prefers the death penalty to life in prison. In a statement worthy of a theatrical presentation, she grabbed the spotlight — hopefully for the final time – with,“I believe death is the ultimate freedom.”
Arias confessed to the grisly June 4, 2008 killing of her former boyfriend Travis Alexander, 30, in the bathroom of his Mesa, Arizona home. He was found five days...
