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Huge hat tip to Sean Noble at Noble Thinking for picking up on the SCOTUS vibe back in February when he speculated on a Justice Napolitano. According to the Associated Press, Barack Obama is considering Arizona’s former governor for the position being vacated by David Souter.
The only reason Bill Clinton is not being considered is because he would never pass the “Anita Hill” portion of the nomination hearings.
Mark Your Calendar! Wednesday Night, May 20, 2009, 6:00PM
An evening with Sheriff Joe Arpaio
* The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Refused To Fund The $1.6 Million Dollars Specifically Appropriated By The Legislature To Fund The Sheriff’s Programs Designed To Protect Maricopa County Citizens.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR – MAY 20, 2009
The PAChyderm Coalition Is Proud To Present
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
WE HAVE VERY LIMITED ROOM!
Make Your Reservation Now!
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Special Thanks to WeGetIt.org for the following:
As the country reels from the economic down-turn and officials cautiously hope for a recovery to begin by the end of this year, some Congressional leaders are calling for a “green recovery.” But Spain, which leads the world in creating green jobs, has found that for every green job created, 2.2 jobs are lost.
Now comes a memo from the Office of Management and Budget to Environmental Protection Agency saying, “Making the decision to regulate CO2 under the [Clean Air Act] for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated entities throughout the U.S. economy, including small businesses and small communities.”
But, what would you think if you learned that the most reliable database in the world on which fears of man made global warming–the rationale for such a massive tax–are based was fundamentally unreliable? That almost 9 out of 10 measuring stations failed to meet basic criteria for long-term comparable data?
You’d probably think the fears weren’t well grounded–and neither was the tax.
That’s precisely the case with American temperature monitoring stations. They’re supposed to constitute the world’s most reliable set of stations, but 89% fail to meet the National Weather Service’s siting requirements . They’re exposed to all sorts of nearby point sources of heat that have increased over time, making their long-term records show a false upward trend.
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As this map and its key show, the result is near-universal higher-than-proper temperature readings at stations around the country. (You can see stations in particular states here.)
A study of the significance of these and similar findings for stations around the world led two experts to conclude that estimates of warming from 1980 to 2002 were double what they should have been. Satellite records confirm this study’s results and show significant global cooling for the last seven years.
Are these good grounds to adopt expensive cap-and-trade?
For Immediate Release:
School District Seeks to Re-Educate
“Homophobic” Kindergartners
Alameda, CA – The Alameda Board of Education will consider supplemental curriculum tonight which seeks to eradicate “homophobia” from students barely old enough to write their names.
The curriculum is being touted by officials in the Alameda Unified School District as necessary to “create safe schools for all children,” but it focuses almost exclusively on sexual orientation and gender identity. In a recent question and answer memo defending the proposed curriculum, the District lamented that “homophobia is still very much present in many of our schools and communities” and insisted that “students of all ages must be given an opportunity to learn that the words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ are adjectives that should be used with respect to describe people in their community, not words used in a negative way…” The District further claimed that “using anti-gay slurs starts as early as kindergarten,” and therefore all students must be drilled with positive portrayals of gays, lesbians and transgender people.
PJI staff attorneys have written to the Board in opposition to the curriculum and will address the Board meeting to point out that the so-called “Safe Schools” effort does nothing to counter the most significant sources of school bullying and harassment, such as race, religion, gender, physical appearance, and socioeconomic status. Instead, the supplemental curriculum focuses exclusively on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, commented, “It is both risky and wrong to ignore the real causes of school bullying in favor of a politically correct propaganda program. If anyone needs a lesson against name-calling, it is those who are labeling our kindergartners as homophobic.”
Contact: President Brad Dacus (916) 857-6900
Why should innocent precious children be exposed to this?
Is this what public schools are for?
Wow. We were going to analyze this report ourselves, but since Liberty’s Apothecary beat us to the punch with extensive coverage focusing on the section about County Attorney Thomas, we’ll direct readers there.
PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett today announced his endorsement of State Senator John Huppenthal for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2010.
Senator Huppenthal, the current Senate Education Chairman, is weighing a potential run for this position in 2010 and opened an exploratory committee last month to measure public support. The current Superintendent, Tom Horne, cannot run for re-election due to term limits.
Bennett said he is encouraging Huppenthal to enter the race, and would look forward to campaigning with him statewide.
“I’ve worked closely with Senator Huppenthal, first as a member of the Arizona State Board of Education, and later as a State Senator,” said Bennett. “I can tell you from personal experience that Senator Huppenthal is a policy wonk’s wonk. He does his homework and nobody knows the issues better. He brings real intellectual depth to the making of public policy.”
Bennett served on the Arizona State Board of Education from 1992 to 1998, and served as its president in 1996 and 1998. He served in the Arizona State Senate from 2000 to 2008, where he served as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee for two years and as Senate President for four years (2003-2007).
“Ken Bennett has a long and distinguished record of working to improve the quality of education for Arizona’s children.” said Huppenthal. “I’m honored to have his support.”
Huppenthal is one of Arizona’s leading authorities on education issues. In addition to being the current Senate Education Chairman, Huppenthal has served for 17 consecutive years on the State House and State Senate education committees.
Huppenthal’s reputation for making policy based on the best research available is well established. A September 2008 editorial in The Arizona Republic stated:
“…Huppenthal is a veteran of the Legislature, having chaired five committees and being as knowledgeable about the bill-making process as any of his colleagues. He’s a pragmatic conservative who bases his positions on exhaustive research and works across party lines to get worthwhile bills passed.
Huppenthal insists that legislation be based on best practices from around the country, and he’s prone to arcane dissertations based on stacks of studies he has compiled as he delves into state and district problems. It’s not sexy stuff but it’s necessary to guide a legislative process too often led astray by raw politics and emotion.” (Read editorial.)
A February 2008 article by reporter Luige del Puerto in the Arizona Capitol Times stated:
“Don’t start Sen. John Huppenthal with reports and studies. A staff member says he probably knows more about them than most, and that’s probably an understatement. Indeed, when the Chandler lawmaker makes a point on the floor it is certain to be backed up by research, and not just any kind of research, but the best research available. To converse with Huppenthal is to immerse in figures, percentages, growth rates and performance ratings. He treats studies the way others probably regard meditation, a way to find peace amid the noise and haste.”
During Senator Huppenthal’s legislative career he successfully developed and passed over 200 bills – the most of any legislator in Arizona history.
Senator Huppenthal played a key role in helping create school choice for parents. In 1995, as Senate Education Chairman, his legislation took the caps off charter schools. This legislation moved Arizona to first in the nation in school choice (ALEC rankings). In addition, Congressman Trent Franks named Senator Huppenthal one of three legislators most responsible for creating and expanding tuition tax credits in Arizona.
Bennett’s endorsement of Huppenthal comes one week after Arizona’s most popular elected office, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, said he would work to help elect Huppenthal should Huppenthal decide to run. A recent statewide poll by Rasmussen Reports shows 68% of Arizona voters have a favorable view of Arpaio.
For additional information, please call Senator John Huppenthal at (480) 330-3215 or visit www.ImprovingArizonaSchools.com.
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Previous press release: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Endorses Senator John Huppenthal
