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Sources have confirmed that Charles “Hos” Hoskins is the new Treasurer for Maricopa County.
“Hos” serves on the Arizona State Board of Equalization as a representative of Maricopa County. He was appointed by Supervisor Max Wilson to that post but will now need to resign in order to serve as Maricopa County’s Treasurer.
Congratulations to Mr. Hoskins!
Marana residents are quickly running out of reasons to visit Tucson or Phoenix with their own soon to open In-N-Out. (The first In-N-Out in Pima County opened in May of this year.)
Along with the In-N-Out Marana is also home to one of Arizona’s finest settings for golf and will soon have a brand new Ritz-Carlton.
I’m not quite sure I understand why the National Right to Life PAC has endorsed Fred Thompson for President but I’m going to guess why they did NOT endorse several other Republicans.
Rudy Giuliani: It’s easy to see why NRL-PAC won’t be endorsing Rudy Giuliani. He’s adamantly pro-abortion to the core. Even though he says he’s appoint Justices like Roberts and Alito, Giuliani has a credibility problem with NRLC and its PAC. If Giuliani wins the nomination, NRLPAC will stay silent and not direct its supporters to vote on anyone but congressional and senatorial candidates who are pro-life.
Mitt Romney: Mitt’s record with NRLC’s affiliate, Massachusetts Citizens for Life, has been anything but cordial in the past. Over the years, I’ve heard from some of the movers and shakers with MCFL who don’t believe they can trust him. Although Mitt asserts that he’s finally able to break out of the political reality of one of the most liberal states in the country, he’s still finding it difficult to convince some of the higher-ups in the pro-life movement. And then there’s the Mormon issue which NRLC has probably tossed into the outcome formula regarding his general election viability. However, I wouldn’t rule a NRL-PAC endorsement out of the question should Thompson drop out.
John McCain: It’s no secret that there’s been a long-standing feud between Jon McCain, NRLC and its state affiliate Arizona Right to Life. (In fact, in my former capacity as Executive Director, I tried to patch this relationship up to no avail.) McCain’s biggest problem with NRLC was his obstinance on campaign finance reform which fundamentally shuts down grass-roots organizations from revealing important votes details on candidates before elections. Then there was McCain’s support of destructive embryonic stem cell experimentation. Don’t look for NRL-PAC or any of its leaders to hand an endorsement to Arizona’s cantankerous senior senator any time soon.
Ron Paul: Although Paul’s voting record has been stellar on sanctity of life issues, NRL-PAC is looking at the reality of a Paul nomination and seeing that it ain’t gonna happen any time soon.
Mike Huckabee: This one I cannot figure out. As Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee supported all pro-life efforts. His background as a Baptist pastor sits well with many evangelical and pro-life voters. But NRL-PAC probably views Huckabee’s position in the 2nd tier as unable to advance to the next level. NRL-PAC’s endorsement would have made that transition possible. I wouldn’t rule out another endorsement if Huckabee is able to place well in some critical primaries.
One other key fact that needs to come out is why NRL-PAC was able to give Thompson a pass on his prior lobbying efforts for Planned Parenthood. Do they feel it was just business as usual and Thompson’s voting record in the Senate was enough to make up any differences?
As the campaigns march on, I believe NRL-PAC’s endorsement will have little or no effect – unlike in time’s past with other presidential candidates. I’d even expect additional endorsements to be made for the other candidates. One thing is for certain, we are still a long ways away the conventions and the general election.
Seems the Democrats have gotten their panties in a bunch over Tim Bee’s possible run for congress. I guess they don’t want to talk about Gabrielle’s use of taxpayer funded franking privileges to pay for glossy, full-color mailings that are little more than campaign flyers. Part of a recent mailing from Giffords contained legitimate information but the news item about joining the Blue Dog Coalition (a group for House Democrats) was purely meant for political effect.
If Giffords is such a fiscal conservative why is she wasting taxpayer money on splashy color mailings all of the time?
When we use the term Open Borders some people might think that we are engaging in hyperbole but there really is a group called No Borders Camp and they advocate for … Open Borders. The video posted above is there latest work. They have done their best to falsely claim police brutality. Sorry, not buying it. This group wanted a confrontation with federal officers so they could cry about it. They got their video.
No wonder employers claim they need workers since so many able bodied young people seem to have no interest in becoming productive members of society. A little word of advice. If you don’t want federal officers to thump on you, Do something useful with your life!
