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Square Off!

Donna — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:14:39 +0000

Taped Sunday Square Off this morning. I was on the panel with David Leibowitz and Chip Scutari and the topics were Tom Horne’s legal troubles, Jeff Flake’s unpopularity, and the proposed Glendale casino (they always throw in one thing I’ve paid absolutely no attention to so thank you, Google, for helping me have something to [...]

Senator Jeff Flake Amendments to Immigration Bill Adopted in Committee

Press Release — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:25:55 +0000

Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), today offered two amendments during the Senate Committee on the Judiciary markup of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The amendments were adopted en bloc. Flake #1: Adds three private land owner representatives (one from the Northern border region and two from [...]

They get buyer’s remorse but keep on buying it

Donna — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:23:30 +0000

The AZ Democratic Party is sending out an email crowing about Sen. Jeff Flake’s rock bottom approval ratings after his shameful and two-faced vote to obstruct the Manchin-Toomey gun background checks bill. Senator Jeff Flake is the poster boy for a “Lemon Law” in American Politics! In just four short months, the venerable Mr. Flake [...]

North Carolina provides a cautionary tale about “centrist” mayors

Donna — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:53:10 +0000

(Sorry for the lack of posts all last week. Just needed a break.) I came across this interesting press release from the North Carolina Democratic Party about their current Republican Governor Pat McCrory. McCrory: Moderate No More RALEIGH, NC—NYT Poll Analyst and data guru, Nate Silver, is out with some damning figures that erase the [...]

But he seemed so nice at that interview!

Donna — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:10:17 +0000

Count EJ Montini as disappointed at Senator Jeff Flake’s votes against background checks and tighter restrictions on straw purchasers of firearms yesterday. Victims lost. Lobbyists won. And one of our senators helped. Sen. Jeff Flake has proven himself to be a skilled teacher in the art of compromise when it comes to immigration reform. It’s [...]

Jeff Flake joins the Democrats in opening the door for more gun control

mesasmiles — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:24:15 +0000

I felt this was the way Jeff Flake was going to go. I have seen him as one who would more like to “go along to get along” than to defend our liberties. He was one of the Republicans called … Continue reading →

Republican Primary Voters Weigh In on Medicaid Expansion for Arizona

Sonoran Alliance — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:24 +0000

Round two of a recent poll is now out and there are some revealing numbers on how Republican primary voters feel about Governor Brewer’s push to expand Medicaid in Arizona Senator Jeff Flake and several legislative districts. Here are those results: This memorandum is an executive summary of an automated voice recorded survey of 718 [...]

Immigration Reform in the Shadows

John Walker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:40:37 +0000

In a time-honored legislative process reminiscent of the Obamacare disaster, the Gang of Eight in the U.S. Senate continues to draft so-called comprehensive immigration reform in secret.

This is operating in the shadows, to borrow a favorite phrase of the immigration debate. It is a dictation of terms by a select group that aims to deliver a final product with a simple message: Here’s the package. We know best.

The Hill reported last week that Senator John McCain complained that leaks to the ...