By Byron York Washington Examiner In 2008, both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain supported defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In 2012, only Republican Mitt Romney supported traditional marriage, Obama having announced a change of heart six months before the election. What about 2016? It’s impossible to imagine a Democratic candidate not supporting … Read More
Personnel is Policy
It has been said that you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. That’s why so many people say it is unfair to judge someone by what a family member does. On the other hand, it is also why so many people look long and hard at the advisers and staff members that elected officials hire. When … Read More
Doug Ducey Campaign Announcement: The Spirit of Free Enterprise
You may have heard me say before that in solving some of our greatest problems, I believe freedom and opportunity are the answer. Nowhere is this sentiment more clearly demonstrated than in the free enterprise system. It empowers individuals to earn their own success, however they define it for themselves. It is the antithesis of government handouts and overbearing social … Read More
Former US Senate Candidate Goes Lobbyist
Dear Friend, I hope you are doing well! I am pleased to announce that I have recently accepted an Of Counsel position with Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix’s third largest law firm, to lead the firm’s External Affairs & Government Relations practice. My practice will focus on providing private sector, public sector, and non-profit clients with government relations, external affairs, … Read More
Hamway Receives Endorsements from Republican Council Members
March 20, 2014 From Elect Mary Hamway PHOENIX (Thursday, March 20, 2014) – Former Vice Mayor and Councilwoman for the Town of Paradise Valley Mary Hamway announced the endorsements from five Republican council members in her bid for the Arizona House in District 28. Hamway released the endorsements from the following Republican council members: •Vice Mayor Michael Collins •Councilman Paul … Read More
Shawnna Bolick Receives Endorsements from Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Stump and Commissioner Brenda Burns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phoenix, AZ- March 26, 2014- Today, , Republican candidate for Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 28, received Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Stump’s and Commissioner Brenda Burns’ endorsements. “Shawnna’s knowledge and expertise in critical policy areas affecting the State of Arizona are hard to come by,” stated Chairman Stump. “I know Shawnna has what it … Read More
Thank You Dan Schweiker
As Scottsdale voters were preparing to vote on city council candidates during the 2012 election the Arizona Republic rightfully called businesswoman and preservationist Virginia Korte one of the finest, most qualified people to seek the job. Korte is now the Vice Mayor of Scottsdale. Such plaudits are appropriate for her friend, just across a town boundary, Paradise Valley Town Councilman … Read More
How a Subaru Dealer Responded To a Union Protest Will Probably Go Down in Advertising Hall of Fame
Every one has seen these union banners – usually due to using non-organized labor. They either elicit cheers or jeers, if anything at all, depending on one’s political perspective. The owner of this Subaru dealership in Wichita came up with a brilliant response: coopt the protest for their own purposes. They added this sign: Which resulted in this awesome message: … Read More
Republicans and Blacks
By Thomas Sowell Recently former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her voice to those who have long been urging the Republican Party to reach out to black voters. Not only is that long overdue, what is also long overdue is putting some time — and, above all, some serious thought — into how to go about doing it. Too … Read More
Rebuilding Detroit, One House at a Time, to Create Homes for Writers
From the New York Times: The message implicit in the prizewinning documentaries “Detropia” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” in Detroit’s declaration of bankruptcy in 2013 — in even a casual drive along Gratiot Avenue, past mile after mile of burned-out or boarded-up houses and stores — is that Detroit is in a pitiable state. Yet when Toby Barlow reflects on … Read More