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Rubber Stamp

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

One of Jesse Kelly’s chief arguments against Ron Barber was that he would be a “rubber stamp” for whoever was the appropriate boogie-person at the time: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and, scariest of all, Raúl Grijalva. Well, it didn’t take long for Barber to distance himself from one of those. Barber and Grijalva took opposite [...]

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This Quayle is a Mockingbird, Obviously

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ben Quayle is a legislative genius, right? I mean, take a look at this release from his office: The “Capital Expansion Act” changes an outdated requirement that banks with 500 shareholders or more register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The bill revises the shareholder threshold upward to 2000, in order to make the process [...]

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Will You Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Years ago, when Sam Coppersmith was running for the US Senate, he made a visit to the U of A. After a short talk, a Republican in the crowd wanted to know how he could call himself a fiscal conservative when he voted for Bill Clinton’s budget. Those of you that remember that race, Coppersmith [...]

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The Dog That Didn’t Bark

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

I couldn’t find the article archived online, but yesterday’s Republic featured a “Newsmaker Q & A” with Republican Party Chair Randy Pullen. The article was entitled “State GOP Chief: McCain nomination a plus for Ariz.” This is ironic given who got Pullen into office. Anyway, what I found interesting was Pullen’s answer to a question [...]

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