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United States Senator John McCain will not be in attendance at Saturday’s Arizona Republican Assembly state convention. He would not want to be present, nor would his presence be all that welcomed by Republicans. Among the resolutions to be addressed during Saturday’s annual Arizona Republican Assembly (ARA) convention is an effort to censure Arizona’s senior U.S. senator over his betrayal of the GOP on juidicial filibusters and other important issues. The ARA is a principled, constitutional organization which honors – without compromise – the Republican Party platform. In recent years, Senator McCain has shown little regard for the party or...

A Contentious and Unforgettable Night at the Old GOP BallparkMonthly Republican district meetings are usually more staid than argumentative and more sedentary than physical. Tonight's GOP District 22 meeting was definitely one of the exceptions. I have heard that the Phoenix police have been called in to other GOP district meetings in the recent past. Normally, there are more laughs than raised voices in D22 meetings. District 22 basically encompasses the City of Gilbert, where we are only a month away from a Town Council run-off election between a classic conservative Republican -- incumbent Dave Peterson -- and a WISH...

Debate Ticket Information September 28, 2004 The Commission has received many requests for tickets to attend each of the debates. We are very pleased with the great interest the public has demonstrated in these debates. Please keep in mind that the debates are primarily intended for the television viewing audience and the seating available in the debate halls themselves is very limited. The demand for tickets far exceeds the supply for each debate. If you have not been contacted already concerning tickets, we will be unable to accommodate your request for tickets. We thank you for interest in the debates.

2004 GOP Primary EndorsementsU.S. Senate - John McCain sure has a lot of sympathies for liberal and Democrat causes and office holders. He has opposed almost everything conservatives hold dear. This summer alone, he has defended Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and has sided with homosexual activists over those who would defend traditional marriage. Recommendation: NONE

President Reagan once said: “The best vision of big government is in the rear view mirror as you’re driving away from it.” The 2000 platform of the Republican Party, still in effect, says: "We are the party that follows its bold words with bold deeds. Since the election of 1860, the Republican Party has had a special calling — to advance the founding principles of freedom and limited government and the dignity and worth of every individual. These principles form the foundation of both an agenda for America in the year 2000 and this platform for our party." Apparently that...

Liberal Gov. Janet Napolitano is not one to be confused with facts. Her liberal mind is made up, and that's to the detriment of thousands of Arizonans. The governor earlier this year refused to continue funding for the Arizona Abstinence Only Education Program, but now the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has issued a final report documenting the success of the program in its five-year history, from 1998 to 2003. In the "Highlights" section of the final report, ADHS reported, "Satisfaction with the program was high among all participant groups": "Among teens, those most satisfied with the program were...

Those who see no apparent harm in legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States should not be heartened by Tuesday's ruling in Massachusetts, where the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of seven homosexual couples seeking to overturn the traditional definition of marriage. If, through the application of the full faith and credit clause, Arizona and other states are forced to legalize homosexual marriage, the results will be predictable. That's because social science research has already given us an accurate view of homosexual relationships and the instability of those involved, including children. We know that homosexual relationships last, on average,...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Dead Sea is dying, and only a major engineering effort can save it, Israel's Minister of the Environment said Monday. The Dead Sea gets its name from its heavy salt content, because no aquatic creatures can live in it. Now there's a new ``death threat'' - the Dead Sea is drying up and disappearing. An Israeli TV reporter, illustrating the government report, stood on a spot where, just 20 years ago, water met land. Now that point is 2,000 feet of parched ground away, he said, as the sea gradually recedes. Because it is landlocked in...

There's a new kind of UFO being seen in Colorado. It's not an egg. It's not a football shape. It's not a cigar. And it's certainly not a flying saucer. Tim Butler, a sound engineer from Durango, says he saw a silent, silver, flying boomerang – about 40 to 60 feet long – sweep over Fort Lewis College while flying a little higher than 1,000 feet, according to a report in the Durango Herald. Butler witnessed the craft in the sky Sept. 28 and has since found out others in Colorado saw something similar about that time. Other similar reports...

I want to encourage pro-lifers to attend a Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona drama sometime. It will provide you with insight into the deception, ignorance, despair and the propaganda that this organization perpetuates. I did attend such a drama in Phoenix recently. Planned Parenthood recruited high school students from throughout the far reaches of the Valley of the Sun to perform as the drama troop, "Positive Force Players." This group recently delivered a performance at a public high school in Phoenix, titled, "Leaving the myths behind: Our bodies, our lives, our futures." It featured eight vignettes about the...

Phoenix is one of the many sites of the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and this year's event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 12. Last year's event drew 36,000 participants, most of them walkers, and a couple thousand 5K runners. The race is used to raise money for breast cancer research, as well as for dubious benefactors. Many participants wear a sign to indicate they are walking or running in honor of a deceased friend or loved one who died of, or suffers from, breast cancer. Though the sponsoring Susan G. Komen Foundation has been there in...

The late Mother Theresa, among others, advised us to prioritize faithfulness above success. In other words, we must remain true to principle, as opposed to how successful we think we will be. Then we can look ourselves in the mirror with respect. The California governor's recall election is illustrating the dilemma we face when choosing between principle and success. Radio talk show superstar Sean Hannity, a pro-life conservative, says he will announce a week before the California election whether he is endorsing Republican In Name Only Arnold Schwarzenegger or conservative Tom McClintock, based on which one of them is showing...

The AZ GOP rebellion against Republican principles and the party's platform is worse than I thought ... and worse than I reported on previously. In last week's column, I asked people to complain to state GOP chairman Bob Fannin for including the pro-abortion WISH List in the weekly calendar. If only it had been that bad and no worse. Then I found out that when RNC chairman Ed Gillespie appeared at a state GOP function in Phoenix Sept. 3, Fannin introduced WISH List members attending the event. This is outright rebellion. Let's look at what the Republican Party and the...