But when they do let their guard down…
My Google Alert for Center for Arizona Policy popped up last night and it was Cathi Herrod’s weekly “5 Minutes for Families”. The latest installment is about the importance of stalwartness in protecting traditional marriage from the liberal gay plague: Never Let Our Guard Down. While the marriage amendment victory was a critical step to [...]
My report from the Church Lady convention
I went to the Center For Arizona Policy Faith in Action Tour, featuring Dr. Del Tackett yesterday morning. I stayed through most of it and took some notes. Let me start by saying that the “non-denominational Bethany Bible Church is enormous. It’s a large campus with several buildings, including the spacious auditorium where the Tour [...]
Republican thinking explained via Venn Diagram
The Greg Stanton camp and Equality Arizona have denounced Wes Gullett’s campaign, and rightly so, for sending out a flyer only mentioning two of the many groups endorsing Stanton for Mayor of Phoenix – the AFL-CIO and Equality Arizona – and suggesting that those two endorsements make him unfit for office. Dear Donna When my [...]
This week in Center for Arizona Policy: Who would Jesus card check?
My google alert for CAP popped up and one of the links was to CAP President Cathi Herrod’s weekly digest “5 Minutes for Families – Exclusive Insight for Arizona Families”. In this week’s installment Cathi discussed: How everyone should continue a Down’s Syndrome pregnancy because it seems to be working out for the families choosing [...]
On being a “cool straight chick” in the Navy.
I was a Navy sailor from 1987 to 1997. Which means I joined when the so-called crime of sodomy was an offense against the Uniform Code of Military Justice and grounds for discharge without honor. Shortly after Bill Clinton was elected (whom I gladly cast a vote for because he promised to end the ban [...]
What a guy
The AZ Board of Regents has a new member. Governor Jan Brewer announced the appointment of Jay Heiler to the Board on Wednesday, saying “Jay’s extensive leadership in education, business, government and strategic planning makes him uniquely qualified to serve in this role helping direct the future of higher education in Arizona.” Uniquely qualified. Before [...]
Goldwater Institute “impact on liberty” legislative report card ignores women’s and LGBT rights, shockingly.
Yes, of course. Engaged citizens make for good governments. That’s the central idea behind the ninth annual Goldwater Institute Legislative Report Card, which takes into account 375 votes during the first session of Arizona’s fiftieth legislature. The result is a citizen-friendly tool for evaluating legislators’ votes against a simple, important standard: their impact on liberty. [...]
