Very suddenly, Arizona looks like it, rather than Tennessee, might be the state that decides control of the Senate. With that in mind, The Daily Pulse, Battleground Edition goes to the sunny deserts of our 48th State. Not only Pederson closing on Kyl, and by all reports leading in early voting, but Renzi seems to have joined the Republican Scandal of the Day Club. His introduction of legislation to help a partner's land deal is making his district look up and ask themselves, "what's that smell?"
Also, the difference between Christians and CHRISTIANS!
Previous The Daily Pulse- Battleground Editions covered North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Tennessee, Idaho, Missouri, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut and Indiana.
The Arizona Daily Star
Great letter. Endorsing Kyl is the same as endorsing Bush. This election WILL be about Bush and Iraq, no matter how much Republicans want to pretend every election is local.
Kyl is unfit to serve
The Arizona Daily Star endorsed Jon Kyl ("Experience matters, and Sen. Jon Kyl deserves re-election," Oct. 22).
If so, then it endorses the government conducting "sneak peek" searches of the homes of American citizens ...
It endorses the "unitary executive" theory, under which the president possesses inherent authority to deem any American citizen an "enemy combatant," ...
It endorses permitting the president to order what is defined in the Geneva Conventions as abuse and torture.
Jon Kyl has been a vigorous supporter of these measures. Kyl has violated his oath of office and is unfit to serve in the United States Senate.
The Arizona Daily Star
But another letter writer disagrees. Experience, apparently, is far more importance than competence.
Kyl deserves to continue
I commend the Star for endorsing Sen. Jon Kyl and for realizing how his experience greatly benefits us in Arizona ("Experience matters, and Sen. Jon Kyl deserves re-election," Oct. 22). ...
He is a principled, hard-working member of the Senate and deserves to continue representing us in Washington.
Arizona Daily Sun
Actually the "traditional Judeo-Christian concept of marriage" "which has lasted for thousands of years" involved a man and SEVERAL women. But I guess when you're quoting the Bible, presuming it inherently perfect, accuracy doesn't really matter. Wait a minute-- that makes no sense. Oh well.
Faith, forgiveness mean 'yes' on 107
I personally support Prop. 107 because I am tired of activist judges trying to redefine the traditional Judeo-Christian concept of marriage between a man and a woman which has lasted for thousands of years, but this is a free country and people can be free to be wrong if they so desire. ...
Arizona Daily Sun
Run, Renzi, run, .... away! But you can't blame him. He's very busy using his position as a Congressman enriching his family and friends. Isn't that why you sent him to Washington?
Renzi owes district voters a debate
Election Day is two weeks away. However, candidates in the race for Arizona's 1st Congressional District have still not held a single debate so the voters can hear what they have to say about the issues.
According to news reports, the Democratic candidate, Ellen Simon, and Libertarian candidate, David Schlosser, have been willing to debate Mr. Renzi, yet he continually cites scheduling conflicts as the reason a date for a debate has not been set. ...
Mr. Renzi's refusal to come to our District during the campaign season and debate his challengers is an insult to the voters who elected him to represent them and raises the question of whether he has something to hide. ...
The Kingman Daily Miner
Today's Whack-A-Doodle Rant of the Day .TM Did you know that Democrats not only LOVE terrorists, they actually intend to outlaw Christianity and force you to attend Mosques? And note, if you will, the line about "good Moslem people" in the first line, and compare it to the HORROR of mosque rather than church in the last. I just love these people. Even on my worst day they make me feel rational.
A primer for undecided voters
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1. Are you willing to set back and watch the terrorists murder millions of good Moslem people (men, women and children) in the Middle East because they voted for freedom in their country?
2. Are you willing to watch the Fascist Islamic leaders keep their promise to "destroy Israel and drive the Jews into the sea"? ...
4. Are you willing to attend a mosque rather than a church?
If you can answer yes to these four questions, you should vote for a "cut and run" candidate.
Now wasn't that easy!
Tucson Citizen
Today, I coin a new word, CHRISTIANS!, and compare them to real Christians. In this special commentary, a real Christian actually looks at what Jesus said. You know, that stuff about "the least of my children," and forgiveness, and all that yucky commie socialist terrorist-loving stuff. He compares that to the CHRISTIANS! interpretation of Jesus' word, which seems primarily to consist of bringing the most hurt to the least protected.
Christians, heed Bible before casting judgment
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Same-gender marriage is already illegal in Arizona. The real purpose of this proposed constitutional amendment must be to strip other families - including many straight ones - of the protections, benefits and legal recognition provided by domestic partnerships.
Prop. 107 would strip women, children and families of health insurance, hospital visitation rights and the right to make medical decisions for incapacitated loved ones.
It would put unmarried women outside the protection of domestic violence laws.
That's not "protection" in my book. Let's see what it says in "his" book - the Bible. ...
In Matthew 25 and Luke 10, Christ further defines our neighbors as those least able to care for themselves.
Christ counsels us to care for them, love them and protect them. ...
Jesus wept. I believe he weeps today, hearing hatred and intolerance preached in his name, in his churches, by those who claim to spread his word.
Jesus never discussed reproductive choice, school prayer, sexual orientation or domestic partnerships.
But he talked all the time about love, acceptance, welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, sheltering the poor and protecting the least of his children. ...
Read for yourself Matthew 25: "As you did it to one of the least of these my children, you did it to me."
Remember that we, as Christians, are called upon to love and protect those who need us most, even as we would love and protect our Lord himself. ...
Tucson Citizen
One of the worst-kept secrets among progressives, and best-kept secrets from the FAUX News crowd, is that the ones who crow the loudest about "protecting the troops" actually do the least for the troops themselves. Kyl is a perfect example, and I hope this letter cuts through the fog before November 7.
Why it's time for Kyl to retire
Sen. Jon Kyl opposed mandatory full funding of veterans' health care in June 2004 and voted against making veterans' health benefits a mandatory program, spending $104 billion over five years, this March 16.
Kyl voted five times against funding VA programs, denying veterans more than $30 billion in services.
He opposed funding for armored vehicles for our troops in October 2005 and voted against funds to ensure Humvee production remains at its maximum level. ...
Kyl voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, which could save $560 billion.
And my favorite, while speaking about Hurricane Katrina on KFYI-FM, Kyl told interviewer Barry Young that the victims are to blame for lacking insurance and living in a city below sea level!
Arizona needs a voice in Washington that represents Arizona values, and for that I am willing to give Jim Pederson a chance.
Casa Grande Dispatch
I know I'm getting repetitive, but the argument for divided government is THE most persuasive argument for fence-sitters and old-fashioned Goldwater Republicans.
Balance of power makes system work
The issue that matters most to me this election is the integrity of our political system. Two things worry me: the lack of accountability at the federal and state levels when one party controls both the executive and legislative branches, and a warranted and increasing distrust of the election process itself.
We have a system based on checks and balances because our founding fathers understood that without a mechanism whereby one branch of government could inhibit the action of the other, abuses of power would occur. When one political party controls both the White House and both houses of Congress, as has been the case over the past six years at the federal level, the likelihood that one branch will assert appropriate control over the other is diminished. Accountability to the people is also diminished, and the party in power, whether it be Republican or Democrat, adopts the priority of maintaining its own power rather than serving the best interests of the country. ...
Over the past two elections, with the introduction of electronic voting and the revelations of the rejection and dumping of ballots as a matter of course, I am beginning to lose confidence that what I used to take for granted is valid. I would have more confidence in the process if our government would mandate the method that is least open to manipulation by those in power or their surrogates. ... Trust in the process is more important than speed. Without that trust, the integrity of our entire political system is in question.
Casa Grande Dispatch
Another "missing Renzi" letter. Can we steal this one?
Where is Congressman Renzi?
I find it amazing that Congressman Renzi can find time to come back from Washington D.C. for a Scottsdale fund raiser with President Bush, but he cannot find time to come back to his district to justify his record as one of the 13 most corrupt members of Congress. Is it because he really has something to hide? Or maybe he is just too smug with the "cupcake" opponents he has had in the past two elections. ...
Granted, if I was in Renzi's shoes I would not want to debate an opponent with the excellent qualities of Ellen Simon. I would not want to have to justify to my constituents why one of the major items I supported in Congress was to help my father's business. I would not want to justify how I came to make so much money on land deals with one of my biggest supporters and contributors. ...
While Renzi is afraid to debate Ellen Simon, the least he could do is to hold some town hall-type meetings in the major cities of his District so that residents could hear from him in person. We deserve something better than a fundraiser in Scottsdale, which is not even close to Congressional District 1. We deserve a congressperson who is not above meeting with their constituents. We deserve Ellen Simon.